Fast track: Critical munitions

Agreements to speed production on missiles, interceptors build upon Raytheon’s recent investments

In a series of landmark agreements with the Pentagon, Raytheon, an RTX business, has committed to boost production and speed deliveries of several critical munitions:

  • The AMRAAM® missile
  • The Block IB and Block IIA variants of the SM-3® interceptor
  • The SM-6® missile
  • The Land Attack and Maritime Strike variants of the Tomahawk® cruise missile

The agreements reflect many measures Raytheon has been taking to produce faster and deliver on its customer commitments. The total deliveries of munitions is up over 40% year-over-year at Raytheon.

RTX’s Raytheon partners with Department of War on five landmark agreements to expand critical munition production

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AMRAAM® missile

AMRAAM air-to-air missile on palette

Annual production of the AMRAAM missile will increase to more than 1,900 a year.

Raytheon has recently secured and invested in a new U.S. source of rocket motors for the AMRAAM missile, a self-guided munition that originated as an air-to-air weapon but now includes a ground-launched variant.

The business is partnering with NAMMO to expand that company's site in Perry, Florida, adding factory lines that will boost production of solid rocket motors for several Raytheon missile programs.

The expansion is expected to be operational in 2027.

SM-3® interceptor and SM-6® missile 

SM-6 missile gives surface forces more power in more places.

Raytheon will also increase production of the SM-3 IIA interceptor and accelerate production of the SM-3 IB interceptor. Annual production of the SM-6 missile will increase to more than 500.

A $115 million expansion is now complete at the Alabama facility where parts of both systems are assembled into fully integrated munitions. That expansion began in early 2024, with Raytheon President Phil Jasper remarking at the time that the project “will help us meet the growing needs of our military customers and service members.”

Tomahawk® cruise missile

A Tomahawk missile firing from a ship

Raytheon will dramatically accelerate production of Tomahawk cruise missiles for the U.S. Navy, under a seven-year contract with the Department of War.

The contract, which follows the landmark agreement, will support the annual production ramp to more than 1,000 Tomahawk missiles. It also includes associated support to ensure a stable and predictable supply.
 
"Tomahawk is the Navy's most important strike weapon, able to target hostile forces hundreds of miles away without ever risking the lives of our sailors," said Raytheon President Phil Jasper. "We are making significant investments in our workforce, technology, supply chain and facilities to dramatically boost production capacity and meet surging demand."
 
Similar to the capacity expansion for the SM-3 and SM-6 missiles, Raytheon is investing in Tomahawk production facilities in Tucson, Arizona.
 
That project, like the Alabama facility expansion, is part of a $2.6 billion capital expenditure investment RTX made in 2025.
 
The Tomahawk cruise missile is a precision weapon that launches from ships and submarines, and can strike targets from 1,000 miles away in heavily defended airspace. It is routinely the first system the U.S. uses to target hostile forces, and it has been used in an operational environment more than 2,300 times.

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