US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon $24.4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns
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The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon, part of RTX, a $24.4 billion contract for SM-6 missile interceptors. The purchase supports Pentagon efforts to replenish munitions stockpiles depleted by conflicts in the Middle East.
The deal for the SM-6 interceptors comes as the Pentagon pushes to replenish munitions stockpiles depleted by conflicts in the Middle East.