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Missile Defense

MDA To Award Raytheon Sole-Source Contract For SM-3 IIA Interceptors

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018

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MDA To Award Raytheon Sole-Source Contract For SM-3 IIA Interceptors

An SM-3 Block IIA missile interceptor is launched from the USS John Paul Jones in a Feb. 2017 test called SFTM-1. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is planning to award a sole-source contract to Raytheon [RTN] to produce and deliver Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA ballistic missile interceptors starting in FY 2019 and lasting through 2023 with a possible extension through FY 2027.The MDA posted a pre-solicitation notice to this effect to FedBizOpps on Sept. 21.The SM-3 IIA is being jointly developed by the U.S., Japan, and Raytheon to defend against intermediate- and medium-range ballistic missiles. It is used in the…

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