
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon [RTN] a modification to increase an undefinitized contract action by $267 million to build 24 more Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missiles. This modification, awarded Nov. 1, increases contract line item 0014 value from $387 million to over $654 million. However, it lifts the total contract value from $1.2 billion to nearly $1.5 billion. The contract notice said under this award, a “pacing items only” restriction is removed and Raytheon is now authorized for…