Raytheon has received a nearly $29.2 million contract modification from the US Navy to expand tooling and testing infrastructure for the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) All Up Round.
The cost-plus-fixed-fee award does not fund the procurement of additional missiles, but instead targets supplier special tooling and special test equipment—key enablers for increasing SM-6 production rates while ensuring reliability and quality.
The modification extends an existing contract, with work to be performed in Tucson, Arizona; Middletown, Connecticut; and Westminster, Maryland. The effort is expected to be completed by September 30, 2028.
The SM-6 All Up Round refers to the complete operational configuration of the interceptor, combining guidance and seeker systems, propulsion, warhead, and flight controls into a single, ready-to-launch missile.
Raytheon’s SM-6 is a versatile, multi-mission weapon capable of countering aircraft, cruise missiles, and terminal-phase ballistic missile threats, giving surface combatants extended-range air and missile defense capabilities.
The missile’s importance to allied navies has been reinforced by recent foreign military sales. In February 2025, Washington approved a potential $900 million sale of up to 150 SM-6 Block I missiles to Japan, aimed at enhancing the air defense capabilities of its Aegis destroyer fleet in the Indo-Pacific.
Additionally, in November 2025, the US cleared a prospective $3.5 billion sale to Germany for SM-6 Block I and SM-2 Block IIIC missiles to equip the German Navy’s future F127 frigates, including associated launchers, sustainment, and support systems, further integrating Berlin’s fleet into NATO’s layered air and missile defense architecture.
