U.S. Navy awards Raytheon SM-6 contract worth up to $24.4 billion to expand missile production for strike and defense missions

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    "title": "U.S. Navy awards Raytheon SM-6 contract worth up to $24.4 billion to expand missile production for strike and defense missions - Defence Industry Europe",
    "excerpt": "By Lukasz Prus (Defence Industry Europe) Photo: Raytheon (RTX). The U.S. Navy has awarded RTX’s Raytheon a five-year contract valued at up to $24.4 billion to accelerate SM-6 missile production. The agreement includes two additional option years and supports a weapon used for air defense, surface strikes and ballistic missile defense. The Navy said the multiyear commitment gives manufacturers the demand stability needed to expand capacity and strengthen supply chains. The negotiated agreement is also intended to reduce costs and increase manufacturing throughput. “Maritime strength demands weapons at speed and scale,” said Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao. “This investment expands production and delivers the firepower our warfighters need to fight, win, and come home safe.” The award follows a recent Tomahawk contract and forms part of a broader Navy effort to increase weapons production. Both actions sit within the work of the Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Munitions, which coordinates naval weapons development, procurement and delivery. “Combat credibility depends on having enough weapons, produced at the speed and scale the Fleet requires,” said Adm. Daryl Caudle, Chief of Naval Operations. “This SM-6 award gives industry the demand signal and stability to expand production, strengthen the munitions industrial base, and build the magazine depth our Fleet needs.”...",
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    "published_at": "2026-10-01T22:21:21Z",
    "article_sentence": "Raytheon said it has expanded its skilled workforce, invested in facilities and automated production to address rising demand."
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