Raytheon Awarded $66 Million Contract For US Navy RAM Block 2 Guided Missile Round Packs

Raytheon Missile Systems has won a $66 million contract for US Navy Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 guided missile round pack requirements.

RAM is a missile system designed to provide anti-ship missile defense for multiple ship platforms.  This contract is to procure material, fabricate parts, assemble and test, and deliver RAM Block 2 MK 44 Mod 4 guided missile round packs, the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday.

The RAM guided missile weapon system is co-developed and co-produced under an international cooperative program between the U.S. and the Federal Republic of Germany.

The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $142 million and also includes an option for foreign military sales to Japan, the statement said.

Work is expected to be completed by February 2018.