Raytheon Lands $392M Navy Modification for Tactical Missiles

Raytheon Missile Systems has landed a $392.41M Navy contract modification for the production and delivery of Block II and Block II plus Lot 20 AIM-9X tactical missiles and other related equipment. The modification was made to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract. Raytheon will be supporting the Air Force, Navy and the governments of Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Japan, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, the Department of Defense announced. Most of the work will be done in Tucson, Arizona; Andover, Massachusetts; Keyser, West Virginia; and Santa Clarita, California. It is expected to be completed by July 2023. The Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.