2023年10月8日——RTX旗下的雷神公司周四表示，赢得了一项价值最高达63亿美元的多年期美国军方合同，用于生产和维护标准导弹-3 Block IB拦截器，国防部正寻求重建导弹防御库存并提升弹药生产。
Oct 8 - RTX's Raytheon said on Thursday it won a multi-year US military contract worth up to $6.3 billion to produce and sustain Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors, as the Pentagon seeks to rebuild missile-defence inventories and boost munitions production.
该奖项正值国防部希望补充因中东冲突而耗尽的库存，并满足对空中和导弹防御系统日益增长的需求。
The award comes as the Pentagon looks to replenish stockpiles depleted by conflicts in the Middle East and meet growing demand for air and missile defence systems.
标准导弹-3 Block IB是一种用于美国海军对抗短程和中程弹道导弹威胁的弹道导弹防御拦截器。此交易紧随一系列大型国防部导弹合同之后。
The Standard Missile-3 Block IB is a ballistic missile-defence interceptor used by the U.S. Navy against short- and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. The deal follows a series of large Pentagon missile contracts.
10月，雷神公司获得了一项价值最高达244亿美元的合同，用于为美国海军生产标准导弹-6拦截器；而洛克希德·马丁公司则在7月赢得了价值586亿美元的爱国者导弹合同。
In October, Raytheon secured a contract worth up to $24.4 billion to produce Standard Missile-6 interceptors for the U.S. Navy, while Lockheed Martin won a $58.6 billion Patriot missile contract in July.
这些协议是特朗普政府通过鼓励承包商扩大制造能力来推动美国武器生产的举措。
The agreements are part of the Trump administration's push to expand U.S. weapons production by encouraging contractors to increase manufacturing capacity.
然而，业界高管警告称，国会资金不足可能会延迟对设施和供应链的投资。雷神公司表示已投资扩大标准导弹系列的生产能力。
Industry executives, however, have warned that a lack of congressional funding could delay investment in facilities and supply chains. Raytheon said it has invested in expanding production capacity for the Standard Missile family.
合同项下的工作主要在其位于亚利桑那州图森和阿拉巴马州亨茨维尔的设施进行。
Work under the contract will be performed primarily at its facilities in Tucson, Arizona, and Huntsville, Alabama.