Raytheon Wins $167M Order for AIM-9X Missile

(Source: US Department of Defense; issued June 15, 2009)

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $166,870,382 firm-fixed-price contract for the Lot 9 production of 305 AIM-9X Block I Tactical Missiles for the Navy (53), and Air Force (78), and for the governments of Saudi Arabia (150), and Singapore (24); and 6 AIM-9X Block II Tactical Missiles for the Navy (2), and Air Force (4).

In addition, this contract provides for the procurement of 82 Block I Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs) for the governments of Saudi Arabia (56), Singapore (12); Turkey (10); and Australia (4); and 150 Block II CATMs for the Navy (61), and the Air Force (89); 17 special air training missiles for the Navy (8), and Air Force (9); 14 Block I tactical guidance units for the Air Force (2), and the governments of Singapore (8) and Turkey (4); 22 Block I CATM guidance units for the governments of Singapore (12); Turkey (6); and Switzerland (4); and 164 containers for the Navy (37), Air Force (56), and the governments of Saudi Arabia (58), Singapore (12), and Australia (1).

Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz. (47.2 percent); various locations across the U.S. (7.8 percent); Andover, Mass. (7.7 percent); Valencia, Calif. (5.6 percent); Goleta, Calif. (5.3 percent); Rocket Center, W.Va. (4.4 percent); Austin, Texas (4.3 percent); Ontario, Canada, Midland (3.7 percent); Vancouver, Wash. (2.9 percent); Cheshire, Conn. (2.6 percent); Chatsworth, Calif. (1.9 percent); El Cajon, Calif. (1.8 percent); San Diego, Calif. (1.3 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (1.1 percent); Anniston, Ala. (1.1 percent); Berthoud, Colo. (1 percent); and Newbury BE, United Kingdom (.3 percent), and is expected to be completed in Aug. 2011.

Contract funds in the amount of $1,753,681 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the Air Force ($56,807,482; 34 percent), U.S. Navy ($39,843,785; 24 percent), and the governments of Saudi Arabia ($53,457,630; 32 percent); Singapore ($11,922,432; 7 percent); Turkey ($3,408,108; 2 percent); Australia ($891,597; .7 percent); and Switzerland ($539,348; .3 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1.

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity (N00019-09-C-0061).

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Raytheon $167 Million AIM-9X Block I & II Contract Gives Warfighters Edge

(Source: Raytheon Company; issued June 30, 2009)

TUCSON, Ariz. --- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $166.9 million contract for Lot 9 production and delivery of the AIM-9X infrared-guided air-to-air missile.

The firm-fixed-price contract will provide the U.S. military and its allies with AIM-9X Block I missiles and introduce into the inventory the new AIM-9X Block II captive air training missile (CATM). The contract will provide more than 250 jobs for Raytheon employees and create work for more than 10 major suppliers in eight states.

"Lot 9 continues to add to the inventory of the very successful Block I while setting the stage for AIM-9X Block II," said Capt. Jeffrey Penfield, the U.S. Navy's air-to-air missile program manager. "The delivery of these CATM rounds is a critical first step in delivering a revolutionary new capability to the warfighter."

Raytheon has delivered more than 3,600 AIM-9X Block I missiles to eight countries and is on contract to deliver missiles to two additional countries. In 2008 the U.S. Navy test fired the first AIM-9X Block II as part of developmental testing.

"By leveraging our experience building the AIM-9X Block I, we plan to begin production of AIM-9X Block II in late 2010," said Dave Adams, Raytheon's AIM-9X program director. "Test after test has demonstrated the reliability of the AIM-9X Block I, and we intend to continue delivering this level of performance to the warfighter with AIM-9X Block II."

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