Raytheon awarded contract for RAM procurement for US Navy and Japan.

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $US 36,7 million firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal 2019 U.S. Navy and foreign military sales (FMS) to Japan for the procurement of Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) requirements.

The RAM missile is a supersonic, quick-reaction, fire-and-forget system designed to destroy anti-ship missiles and other threats (Picture Source: U.S. Navy)

This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (91%) and the government of Japan (9%) under the FMS Program. This contract is to procure material, fabricate parts, assemble, test and deliver RAM Mk 49 Mod 3 GMLSs.

RAM is a missile system designed to provide anti-ship missile defence for multiple ship platforms. The RAM guided-missile weapon system is co-developed and co-produced under an international cooperative program between the governments of the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany.

Fiscal 2017 and 2018 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy), foreign military sales (Japan), fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy) and non-FMS German funding in the amount of $US 36,7 million will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.