Pentagon awards major contracts to Raytheon for AMRAAMs and Boeing for Navy fighter
The US Defense Department has awarded multi-billion dollar contracts to Raytheon for AMRAAM missile production and Boeing for the U.S. Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter jet.
The United States Department of Defense has announced two major military contracts worth over $20 billion each.
RTX subsidiary Raytheon received a multi-year contract valued at up to $20.7 billion to manufacture Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). Spanning five years with two additional option years, the agreement aims to significantly expand annual production capacity to meet rising domestic and international demand.
Concurrently, Boeing secured a $20 billion development contract from the U.S. Navy for the F/A-XX program, beating out competitor Northrop Grumman. The award covers manufacturing initial test aircraft and development for the Navy's sixth-generation carrier-based stealth fighter jet following an extended period of quiet progress.
Sources: Breaking Defense, Defense News, Global Defence Corp, Hartpunkt, Opex360.
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- Opex360 — Le Pentagone notifie à Raytheon un contrat de 20,1 milliards de dollars pour produire 1 900 missiles air-air AMRAAM par an
- Defense News — Pentagon awards Raytheon up to $20.7 billion to nearly double AMRAAM production
- Breaking Defense — Raytheon nets potential $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal
- Global Defence Corp — Boeing Awarded Contract to Produce F/A-XX Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet for U.S. Navy.
- Hartpunkt — F/A-XX – Boeing erhält den Zuschlag für das zukünftige Kampfflugzeug der U.S. Navy