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Raytheon Wins $217 Million In First Multi-Service Tomahawk Contract

Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

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Raytheon Wins $217 Million In First Multi-Service Tomahawk Contract

A Tomahawk launched off a U.S. Navy vessel. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a $217 million contract to procure 154 Full-Rate Production (FRP) Block V Tactical Tomahawk All Up Round Vertical Launch Systems missiles for three separate military services, a first for the Tomahawk. The contract is split into 70 missiles for the Navy, 54 for the Marine Corps and 30 for the Army. This RFP contract is Lot 18 for the Tomahawk and Navy officials said this multi-service procurement expands integration of the…

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