# US Navy awards Raytheon up to $24.4 billion contract for Standard Missile-6

https://mins.news/en/item/82567

- Reuters, 2026-10-01 21:50 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-navy-awards-rtxs-raytheon-244-billion-contract-standard-missile-6-amid-2026-10-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abed596aa92170001cbf534

> The US Navy said it awarded RTX’s Raytheon unit a multiyear contract worth up to $24.4 billion to make Standard Missile-6 interceptors. The Pentagon is seeking to rebuild munitions stockpiles depleted by conflicts in the Middle East.

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