The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] up to $30 million for Surface Launched Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) long-lead purchases.
They will facilitate later low rate initial production.
SLAMRAAM is a tailorable, state-of-the-art air defense system that can defeat current and emerging cruise missile threats, unmanned aerial systems and a wide range of air breathing threats.
It provides the warfighter with a system of highly mobile battlefield elements networked and geographically distributed to provide integrated fire control capability against airborne threats. SLAMRAAM, when combined with Raytheon’s domain knowledge in integrated air and missile defense, provides the U.S. Army and allies the netted, flexible capabilities to defeat current and future threats.