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RTX Receives Nearly $408 Million for HACM Experiment with Australia

Frank Wolfe

Friday, December 22nd, 2023

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RTX Receives Nearly $408 Million for HACM Experiment with Australia

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The U.S. Air Force has awarded RTX [RTX]'s missiles and defense business in Tucson, Ariz., a nearly $408 million contract for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (HACM-SCIFiRE) with Australia. "Work will be performed at Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2028," DoD said in a Dec. 21 contract announcement. In September last year, the Air Force awarded RTX--then Raytheon--a $985 million contract for HACM (Defense Daily, Sept. 22, 2022).…

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