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Navy/USMC

RTX Nabs $516 Million Contract For More SPY-6 Radar Support

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026

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RTX Nabs $516 Million Contract For More SPY-6 Radar Support

RTX’s SPY-6 family of radar systems, each made of individual radar modular assembly cubes that allow it to be scaled up and down as needed for various platforms. (Photo: RTX)

The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $516 million modification on June 2 that exercises an option to continue integration and production support for the SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). The contract value covers both purchases for the U.S. Navy--74 percent of the total--and Germany, while potentially adding other international users under the Foreign Military Sales program--26 percent, according to the service. Work will largely be split between 54 percent at Marlborough, Mass., 14 percent in Pascagoula, Miss., nine…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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