Raytheon secured $375 million contract to develop miniature self-defense missile

Raytheon has emerged as the winner to develop a miniature self-defense missile to defend U.S. military aircraft from incoming missile attacks.

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct flight training operations over the Utah Test and Training Range on Feb 14, 2018. The F-35A is a single-seat, single engine, fifth generation, multirole fighter that’s able to perform ground attack, reconnaissance and air defense missions with stealth capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

The Massachusetts headquatered company was given a $375 million contract by the Pengtaon on Jul. 21 for the research and development of a flight-test ready missile.

The Pentagon added that two bids were received, meaning Lockheed Martin did not get the contract.

Back in 2016, Raytheon had been given $14 million to work on the Miniature Self-Defense Munition (MSDM), a miniaturized weapon for “close-in platform self-defense and penetration into contested A2AD environment with little to no impact to payload capacity.”

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