RTX Increasing Missile Production to Meet Growing Demand
The missile house also plans an extended-range AMRAAM for air-launched applications
RTX business Raytheon is speeding production of its AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles in response to increased demand from the U.S. Air Force and Navy, which serve as the contracting agencies for all domestic and international sales. The increase in part reflects the large number of recent F-35 sales.
Whereas previous annual production rates varied considerably, the demand for both missile types has settled into a new, higher rate that is likely to remain steady for the next few years. For the AIM-120, the U.S. Program of Record expires with Lot 42 in around six years’ time. After that, production will be for foreign military sales customers in the absence of follow-on domestic orders.
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