# US Department of War

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-28**: Award publicly announced — The department announces the contract, citing near-doubled AMRAAM production and participation from the Air Force, Navy, and allied Foreign Military Sales customers.
- **2026-09-25**: Contract awarded to Raytheon — US Department of War awards Raytheon an up to $20.7 billion contract for AMRAAM production over five years with two option years.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Raytheon's $20.7B AMRAAM Pact as 2025 Output Nearly Doubles
2026-09-29 03:29:12 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

This multiyear AMRAAM award signals a defense-industrial shift: a $20.7 billion ceiling across five years with two option years, joint Air Force, Navy, and allied demand, and an explicit target of nearly doubled output compared to 2024. For space and defense professionals, it underscores how sustained munitions procurement can shape aerospace supplier capacity and allied readiness.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/raytheon-20-7b-amraam-production-deal-space-defense

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