- Raytheon has received a $516M Navy contract modification supporting SPY-6 radar production and integration
- The award includes upgrades for Arleigh Burke destroyers and support for international customers
- The program advances Navy efforts to expand deployment of next-generation air and missile defense radars
Raytheon, an RTX business, has secured a $515.8 million U.S. Navy contract modification to continue integration and production support work for the AN/SPY-6 family of air and missile defense radars.
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What Work Does the Contract Cover?
The award exercises an option under a previously awarded SPY-6 integration and production support contract valued at $536.8 million and includes upgrades of Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyers with the SPY-6(V)4 radar variant, RTX said Wednesday. The SPY-6 radar family is being fielded across multiple Navy ship classes.
According to the Department of War, the modification combines purchases for the U.S. Navy and Germany through the Foreign Military Sales program, with the potential for additional international customers to join the effort.
Work will occur at facilities in Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia, Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island, Colorado and California through May 2027.
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the contract modification.
How Is the SPY-6 Program Expanding?
The base SPY-6 integration and production support contract was awarded to Raytheon in June 2025. That contract included options that could increase its total value to $2.89 billion and extend work through 2030.
RTX’s latest award follows a $677 million contract modification awarded in 2024 for additional SPY-6 radars, increasing the total number of procured systems to 38 at the time.
Barbara Borgonovi, president of naval power at Raytheon, said the company expects to increase SPY-6 production capacity following investments in radar manufacturing infrastructure.
The company has invested approximately $800 million to modernize radar production facilities and plans to double SPY-6 output by 2028.
What Role Does SPY-6 Play in the Fleet?
SPY-6 is a next-generation air and missile defense radar designed to detect and track aircraft, surface threats, ballistic missiles, and electronic warfare threats.
RTX said the radar is currently installed aboard two commissioned Navy ships and 11 additional vessels undergoing testing and integration activities.
Over the next decade, the Navy expects to deploy SPY-6 variants across more than 50 Navy ships as part of broader fleet modernization efforts.
