https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pentagon-raytheon-ink-up-to-6-3-billion-multi-year-contract-for-sm-3-ib-missilesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pentagon-raytheon-ink-up-to-6-3-billion-multi-year-contract-for-sm-3-ib-missileshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pentagon-raytheon-ink-up-to-6-3-billion-multi-year-contract-for-sm-3-ib-missiles#u132621Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:16:10 +0000The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon a multi-year contract worth up to $6.3 billion to produce Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors. The deal features a $4.4 billion base and covers five years of production, with two additional option years. Work is split between facilities in Tucson and Huntsville. The contract aims to replenish U.S. missile interceptor stocks and ensure steady production of the air defense munitions used in combat.Why it mattersSM-3 interceptors serve as the core of U.S. and NATO missile defense. This agreement follows a previous framework deal between the Departm