Raytheon Wins $218M to Produce Hundreds of Sidewinder Missiles

The Pentagon awarded Raytheon $218 million to produce hundreds of AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles for the U.S. military and its allies.

This modification exercises options for the production and delivery of AIM-9X production Lot 22 and additional Lot 21 requirements to include 367 AIM-9X Block II all up round tactical missiles (48 for the Navy, 162 for the Air Force, and 157 for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers); 20 AIM-9X Block II+ all up round missiles (six for the Navy, eight for the Air Force and six for FMS customers); 109 Block II captive air training missiles (38 for the Navy and 71 for the Air Force); 153 all-up round containers (45 for the Navy, 64 for the Air Force, and 44 for FMS customers); four spare advanced optical target detectors for the Air Force; two spare advanced optical target detector containers for the Air Force; 118 spare Block II guidance units (live battery) (64 for the Navy and 54 for the Air Force); two spare Block II+ guidance units (live battery) for the Air Force; 16 spare captive air training missile guidance units (inert battery) (10 for the Navy and six for the Air Force); two spare Block I propulsion steering sections for the Air Force; nine spare Block II propulsion steering sections (six for the Navy and three for the Air Force); 36 tail caps (six for the Navy, 24 for the Air Force, and six for FMS customers); 10 tail cap containers (two for the Navy, six for the Air Force, and two for FMS customers); seven Lot 22 spares assets (four for the Navy and three for the Air Force); 25 Block II tactical sectionalization kits for the Navy; 25 Block II captive air training missile sectionalization kits for the Navy; and 50 general purpose controllers for the Air Force.