For Star subscribers: Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense won an Air Force contract to develop hypersonic cruise missiles worth up to $985 million.
David Wichner Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense has won a contract worth up to nearly a billion dollars to develop an air-launched, hypersonic cruise missile for the U.S. Air Force, beating out two competitors.
Raytheon rivals Lockheed Martin and Boeing had also bid for the competitive program, which is among several hypersonic missile programs fast-tracked in the face of advanced development of hypersonics by Russia and China. Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense said the company continues to be at the forefront of hypersonic weapon and air-breathing technology development.
The Air Force awarded three 15-month SCIFiRE contracts in June 2021 to Raytheon, Boeing and Lockheed Martin to complete preliminary designs of a hypersonic cruise missile. “We have over a decade of cooperation with our Australian allies in the advancement of hypersonic technologies, and now we will bring that shared knowledge to bear to address urgent national defense requirements,” said Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics.
Raytheon with partner Northrop Grumman also is developing a counter-hypersonic missile, called the Glide Phase Interceptor, for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
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