US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon $24.4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns

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What happenedThe deal for the SM-6 interceptors comes as the Pentagon pushes to replenish munitions stockpiles depleted by conflicts in the Middle East.

What changedDefense News frames it as "US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon $24.4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns". Military Times frames it as "US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon $24.4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns".

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Still Watching. Defense News frames it as "US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon $24.4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns". Military Times frames it as "US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon $24.4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns".

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