Takeaways
Key facts from the contract announcement
1. $105.6 Million AMRAAM Modification
Raytheon has received a $105,646,856 firm-fixed-price modification for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile parts.
2. U.S. and Allied Requirements
The action includes Foreign Military Sales support for multiple international AMRAAM customers, alongside U.S. procurement funding.
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, has received a $105.65 million firm-fixed-price contract modification for parts supporting the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM.
- Takeaways
- Scope of the Raytheon AMRAAM Contract
- AIM-120 AMRAAM Technical and Operational Context
- Operational Impact on U.S. Air Force Air-to-Air Capability
- Contract Breakdown: Raytheon AMRAAM Award Details
- Contract Value
- Contractor
- Contract Type
- Work Locations
- Performance Period
- Funding
- Options Or Follow-On Work
- Raytheon Defense Industrial Base and Acquisition Impact
- Program Milestones and Next Steps
The U.S. Department of Defense contract announcement identifies the action as modification PZ0004 to previously awarded contract FA8556-25-C-B001. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity.
The work is scheduled to continue through Aug. 31, 2027, and the award includes U.S. procurement as well as Foreign Military Sales requirements.
Scope of the Raytheon AMRAAM Contract
The modification covers AMRAAM parts purchases rather than a separately announced new missile production contract. The announcement does not disclose the specific parts, quantities, individual missile variants, or aircraft allocations associated with this modification.
The contract is valued at $105,646,856 and uses a firm-fixed-price structure. That means the government and contractor have agreed to fixed pricing for the contracted work, subject to the terms of the existing contract and modification.
The action builds on the previously awarded contract rather than representing an entirely new basic contract.
AIM-120 AMRAAM Technical and Operational Context
The AIM-120 AMRAAM is a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile used by the U.S. military and numerous allied air forces. The U.S. Air Force describes AMRAAM as an all-weather air-to-air weapon using active radar guidance for terminal engagement, combined with inertial guidance during the missile’s flight.
The weapon is integrated with multiple U.S. fighter aircraft, including the F-15, F-16, F-22 and F-35, as well as Navy aircraft such as the F/A-18. The Air Force has also continued to test and modernize newer AMRAAM configurations.
The specific AMRAAM configuration covered by the new parts purchase was not identified in the contract announcement.
The broader program remains an active procurement priority. The FY2026 Department of Defense weapons budget identifies continued AMRAAM procurement for the U.S. Air Force and Navy and calls for 534 missiles in FY2026, including U.S. and procurement requirements.
Operational Impact on U.S. Air Force Air-to-Air Capability
AMRAAM remains an important part of U.S. and allied air-to-air inventories because it provides a common medium-range missile capability across multiple fighter fleets.
The current modification also illustrates the multinational character of the AMRAAM program. The DoD announcement lists Foreign Military Sales customers including Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Poland, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and other partner nations.
The announcement lists the following countries under the military sales portion of the contract:
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
Because the announcement does not provide a country-by-country funding or parts breakdown, the value attributable to each customer cannot be determined from the available information.
Contract Breakdown: Raytheon AMRAAM Award Details
Contract Value
The modification is valued at $105,646,856.
Contractor
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona.
Contract Type
The action is a firm-fixed-price modification, designated PZ0004, to contract FA8556-25-C-B001.
Work Locations
Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona.
Performance Period
The work is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2027.
Funding
The DoD announcement identifies three funding sources:
- $61,594,619 in fiscal 2025 missile procurement funds
- $8,399,266 in fiscal 2025 Navy weapons procurement funds
- $35,652,971 in Foreign Military Sales funds
The combined amount equals the full $105,646,856 contract value.
Options Or Follow-On Work
The announcement does not identify additional options or a separate follow-on production action associated with this modification.
Raytheon Defense Industrial Base and Acquisition Impact
The award provides additional procurement activity for Raytheon’s Tucson missile operation and supports the parts supply chain for a weapon system used by the United States and a broad group of foreign customers.
The funding structure also shows how AMRAAM procurement combines U.S. service requirements with Foreign Military Sales activity. The FY2026 Air Force procurement documentation identifies Raytheon in Tucson as the AMRAAM prime contractor and shows continued procurement planning for the missile program.
That broader procurement activity is important because AMRAAM production involves requirements from multiple U.S. services and international customers. The Air Force’s procurement documents show continued acquisition of AIM-120 missiles through the current budget cycle.
The new modification, however, should not be interpreted as a disclosed increase in missile quantities. The contract notice specifically describes the action as a purchase of AMRAAM parts, and it does not provide a quantity of complete missiles associated with the $105.6 million modification.
Program Milestones and Next Steps
Raytheon is expected to perform the contracted work through Aug. 31, 2027, with Tucson identified as the work location.
The announcement does not provide a detailed delivery schedule for individual parts, identify specific AMRAAM variants, or disclose how the parts will be distributed among the U.S. military and individual Foreign Military Sales customers.
The broader AMRAAM program continues to receive procurement funding. The Department of Defense’s FY2026 weapons budget identifies ongoing AMRAAM procurement for the Air Force and Navy, while Air Force testing has also included newer AMRAAM configurations such as the AIM-120D3.
