The US Navy has approved a contract modification valued at nearly $29.2 million for Raytheon to expand special tooling and test equipment used in the production of the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) All Up Round.
Rather than funding the direct purchase of additional missiles, the cost-plus-fixed-fee award focuses on enhancing supplier manufacturing infrastructure, including specialized tooling and testing systems. These upgrades are intended to increase production capacity while maintaining consistent quality standards.
The work, executed under an existing contract, will be carried out across multiple Raytheon facilities: Tucson, Arizona (47 percent), Middletown, Connecticut (32 percent), and Westminster, Maryland (21 percent). Completion is scheduled for September 30, 2028.
The SM-6 All Up Round represents the fully assembled, ready-to-fire configuration of the interceptor, integrating guidance and seeker systems, propulsion, warhead, and flight control components into a single operational weapon.
Developed by Raytheon, the SM-6 is a multi-mission missile capable of engaging aircraft, cruise missiles, and terminal-phase ballistic missile threats, providing long-range defensive coverage for surface combatants.
Recent foreign military sales underscore the SM-6’s growing role in allied air and missile defense. In February 2025, the US State Department approved a potential $900 million sale of up to 150 SM-6 Block I missiles to Japan to strengthen the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Aegis-equipped destroyers amid rising Indo-Pacific security challenges.
In November 2025, the US government also cleared a proposed $3.5 billion sale to Germany, covering SM-6 Block I and SM-2 Block IIIC missiles for the German Navy’s future F127 air and missile defense frigates, along with launch canisters, sustainment, and support equipment.
