Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $482,895,193 modification to contract FA8675-21-C-0034 for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Production Lot 35. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Dominance Division Contracting Office, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.
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An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 40th Flight Test Squadron prepares to fire an advanced medium-range air-to-air missile near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 26, 2020. (Picture source: U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. John Raven)
The modification provides for the exercise of the pre-priced options for Lot 35 production of AMRAAM missiles, AMRAAM Telemetry System, initial and field spares, and other production engineering support hardware and activities. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, with an expected completion date of May 31, 2024. This contract involves unclassified Foreign Military Sales to Canada, Hungary, Korea, Netherlands, and Qatar, which accounts for 28% of the contract value.
Fiscal 2020 Air Force missile procurement funds in the amount of $24,899,127; fiscal 2021 Air Force missile procurement funds in the amount of $229,760,527; fiscal 2021 Air Force operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $365,403; fiscal 2021 Air National Guard operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $167,072; fiscal 2021 Air Force research and development funds in the amount of $5,581,859; fiscal 2019 Navy weapons procurement funds in the amount of $165,229; fiscal 2020 Navy weapons procurement funds in the amount of $77,648,516; fiscal 2021 Navy weapons procurement funds in the amount of $4,400,107; fiscal 2020 Navy research and development funds in the amount of $2,034,491; fiscal 2021 Navy research and development funds in the amount of $238,334; fiscal 2021 Army operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $167,072; and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $137,467,456 are being obligated at the time of award.
