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Raytheon Wins $1.1 Billion Navy Contract for AIM-9X Production

The award sends tactical and inert AIM-9X missiles to U.S. services and allied buyers, prompting a planned scale-up to about 2,500 missiles per year at Raytheon’s Tucson plant.

Raytheon's new $1.1 billion U.S. Navy contract will expand production of the AIM-9X Block II for U.S. and allied forces.
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Overview

  • The U.S. Navy contract covers production Lot 26 and tasks Raytheon to build 1,653 AIM-9X-4 Block II missiles for U.S. services and 336 AIM-9X-5 Block II+ missiles for foreign military sales.
  • About $744 million of the $1.1 billion award is tied to foreign military sales, and specific international recipients are not disclosed at the time of award.
  • Work under the contract will use fiscal year 2024–2026 procurement funds and is scheduled for completion by September 2029.
  • Raytheon says it will expand manufacturing capacity toward roughly 2,500 missiles per year and grow its Tucson engineering workforce to meet rising domestic and allied demand.
  • The Lot includes a substantial training and test inventory of inert rounds and data missiles, supporting sustainment and pilot proficiency for a weapon used by the U.S. and more than 35 partner nations.