Fast track: Critical munitions

The AMRAAM missile operates on 14 platforms and is fielded by 44 countries. It has achieved more than 7,000 successful live fires in test and combat. RTX has invested heavily in AMRAAM production in recent years, nearly doubling output in 2025 compared to 2024.

The AMRAAM missile “remains the world's most trusted, combat-proven air dominance weapon for the United States and our allies, delivering beyond-visual-range lethality with advanced guidance and electronic protection in contested environments,” said Raytheon President Phil Jasper. “We continue to make significant investments in our workforce, technology, supply chain and facilities to rapidly scale production capacity and meet surging demand from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and our international partners.”

The SM-6 contract has a term of five years, with two additional option years, and a total value of $24.4 billion. It will support an annual production rate of more than 500.

The SM-6 interceptor can perform anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare and ballistic missile defense.

“SM-6’s multi-mission capability is vital to our customer, and Raytheon is intensely focused on meeting the demand,” Jasper said. “By continuously investing in our operations and facilities, we are removing constraints and boosting capacity to ensure we deliver this critical capability our sailors depend on.”

A $115 million expansion is now complete at the Alabama facility where parts of both systems are assembled into fully integrated munitions. That expansion began in early 2024, with Jasper remarking at the time that the project “will help us meet the growing needs of our military customers and service members.”

The contract, which follows the landmark agreement, will support the annual production ramp to more than 1,000 Tomahawk missiles. It also includes associated support to ensure a stable and predictable supply.
 
“Tomahawk is the Navy's most important strike weapon, able to target hostile forces hundreds of miles away without ever risking the lives of our sailors,” said Jasper. “We are making significant investments in our workforce, technology, supply chain and facilities to dramatically boost production capacity and meet surging demand.” 
Similar to the capacity expansion for the SM-3 and SM-6 missiles, Raytheon is investing in Tomahawk production facilities in Tucson, Arizona.
 
That project, like the Alabama facility expansion, is part of a $2.6 billion capital expenditure investment RTX made in 2025.
 
The Tomahawk cruise missile is a precision weapon that launches from ships and submarines, and can strike targets from 1,000 miles away in heavily defended airspace. It is routinely the first system the U.S. uses to target hostile forces, and it has been used in an operational environment more than 2,300 times.