Pentagon, Raytheon ink up to $6.3 billion multi-year contract for SM-3 IB missiles

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo)

WASHINGTON – Raytheon has secured another multi-year munition deal, this time for up to $6.3 billion for Standard Missile-3 Block IB production, the Pentagon announced today .

The base value of the five-year contract is $4.4 billion, but options include an additional nearly $2 billion for more of the air defense munitions over another two years. The announcement did not say how many of the missiles were under order.

“This contract provides production certainty to our defense industrial base, breaks sub-tier manufacturing bottlenecks, and ensures that our fleets and combatant commands have the interceptors required to dominate the battle space — air, sea or land,” Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey said in a DoD release .

The Pentagon has listed the SB-3 IB as one of the critical munitions it is looking to scale as quickly as possible. Raytheon says the weapon can be fired from both ships and land to intercept short‑ to intermediate‑range ballistic missiles during the midcourse flight phase.

“SM-3 Block IB has proven its relevance in combat and this contract helps ensure we can replenish inventories and keep pace with the evolving threats the U.S. Navy, MDA [Missile Defense Agency] and their partners face around the world,” Raytheon President Phil Jasper said in a company release . (The MDA was the contracting agency for today’s deal.)

Back in February the DoD and Raytheon inked a framework agreement designed to pave the way for the multi-year deal.

Today’s announcement comes among a string of similar deals between the government and the RTX subsidiary. In recent weeks, the duo inked a $24.4 billion deal designed to “accelerate” production of the Standard Missile-6, a $22.9 billion contract to ramp up production of the Tomahawk cruise missile to 1,000 rounds a year, and a deal worth up to nearly $20.7 billion for production of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).

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在太平洋中部进行的一次导弹防御局和美国海军联合测试中，一枚标准-3型（SM-3）Block 1B拦截导弹从导弹巡洋舰“伊利湖”号（CG 70）上发射。（美国海军照片）

华盛顿——五角大楼今天宣布，雷神公司又获得了一项多年期弹药合同，这次金额高达 63 亿美元，用于生产标准-3 Block IB 导弹。

这份为期五年的合同基本价值为44亿美元，但其中包含在未来两年内追加近20亿美元用于采购更多防空弹药的选项。公告并未透露已订购的导弹数量。

“这份合同为我们的国防工业基础提供了生产确定性，打破了二级制造瓶颈，并确保我们的舰队和作战司令部拥有在战场上（空中、海上或陆地）占据主导地位所需的拦截器，”国防部负责采购和保障的副部长迈克尔·达菲在国防部发布的一份声明中表示。

五角大楼已将SB-3 IB列为亟需尽快扩大规模的关键弹药之一。雷神公司表示，该武器可从舰船和陆地发射，用于在中段飞行阶段拦截短程至中程弹道导弹。

雷神公司总裁菲尔·贾斯珀在一份公司声明中表示：“SM-3 Block IB导弹已在实战中证明了其价值，这份合同有助于确保我们能够补充库存，并跟上美国海军、导弹防御局及其合作伙伴在全球范围内面临的不断变化的威胁。”（导弹防御局是此次交易的签约机构。）

今年二月，美国国防部和雷神公司签署了一项框架协议，旨在为这项多年期协议铺平道路。

今天的公告是政府与RTX子公司之间一系列类似交易中的一项。最近几周，双方签署了一项价值244亿美元的协议，旨在“加速”标准-6导弹的生产；一项价值229亿美元的合同，旨在将战斧巡航导弹的年产量提高到1000枚；以及一项价值高达近207亿美元的协议，用于生产先进中程空空导弹（AMRAAM）。

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