Raytheon Missiles & Defense

What Raytheon Missiles & Defense does

Raytheon Missiles & Defense is a U.S. defense contractor headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, and operating as the missiles and defense business unit of RTX (Raytheon Technologies Corporation). It designs, develops, and manufactures advanced weapons, sensors, and integrated combat systems spanning air, land, sea, space, and strategic missile defense domains. Its portfolio includes air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM, AIM-9X Sidewinder), air-to-surface weapons (Paveway, StormBreaker), precision artillery (Excalibur), anti-tank systems (Javelin, TOW), naval combat and strike systems (Tomahawk, SM-6, SM-3, Naval Strike Missile, JSOW), AESA and naval radars (SPY-6 family, AN/APG-79/82), integrated air and missile defense systems (Patriot, LTAMDS, NASAMS, Iron Dome, David's Sling), electronic warfare systems (NGJ Mid-Band), counter-UAS and directed-energy systems (Coyote, KuRFS, Phaser, high-energy lasers), hypersonic strike weapons, and space ground systems (EOSDIS, JPSS, FORGE, VIIRS). Technical differentiation rests on proprietary guidance, propulsion, and radar architectures, deep software integration (including the AI-powered RAIVEN targeting system), and decades of operational deployment across U.S. and allied militaries.

The business model is anchored in direct sales to the U.S. Department of Defense and allied governments through competitive procurement, sole-source contract awards, and Foreign Military Sales programs. Revenue is generated via negotiated hardware contracts covering research, development, production, and sustainment of weapons systems, with major recent awards including a $1.1 billion U.S. Navy contract for AIM-9X Block II missiles and a $515 million contract for the SPY-6 radar family. Customers are concentrated in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and the Missile Defense Agency, with secondary sales to allied militaries. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contract values are released through government procurement announcements. As a subsidiary of the publicly traded RTX conglomerate, Raytheon Missiles & Defense is not a stand-alone investable entity but functions as the largest revenue-contributing segment within RTX's defense portfolio.

Name

Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Legal name

Raytheon (subsidiary of RTX)

Website

https://raytheonmissilesanddefense.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Raytheon Missiles & Defense is the U.S. defense subsidiary of RTX, designing and producing advanced missiles, radars, air and missile defense systems, electronic warfare, counter-UAS, and hypersonic weapons primarily for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Systems and Weapons Manufacturing

NAICS

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing (336992)

SIC

Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles) (3480)

akta.pro primary industry

Guided Missile & Rocket Manufacturing (IMABAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Air Defense Missiles & Interceptors (IMABAHAD), Tactical & Strategic Missile Systems (IMABAHAB), Radar Systems & Subsystems (Airborne, Ground, Naval) (IMABAGAA), Naval Weapons & Launch Systems (Guns, VLS, Torpedoes) (IMABAKAC), Missile Defense & Strategic Deterrence (Nuclear Forces) (BPAIAHAG), Bombs, Depth Charges & Aerial Delivered Ordnance (IMABAHAI), Torpedoes & Undersea Weapons (IMABAHAF)

Keywords

• Missile defense systems
• Radar systems
• Electronic warfare
• Precision guided weapons
• Air defense systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Tucson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Defense Contracts and Weapons Systems: Raytheon generates revenue through U.S. Department of Defense contracts for missiles, radars, and defense systems. Revenue comes from research, development, production, and sustainment of military weapons systems. Major recent contracts include $1.1 billion for AIM-9X Block II missiles and $515 million for SPY-6 family of radars.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Raytheon Missiles & Defense develops, manufactures, and sustains advanced weapons, sensors, radars, and integrated combat systems across air, land, sea, space, and missile defense domains for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied governments. Its portfolio spans air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM, AIM-9X Sidewinder), precision strike weapons (Tomahawk, StormBreaker, Paveway), naval radars (SPY-6 family), integrated air defense systems (Patriot, NASAMS, LTAMDS, Iron Dome), hypersonic weapons, electronic warfare (Next Generation Jammer), counter-UAS systems, and space ground systems.

Product overview

Raytheon Missiles & Defense is a defense contractor offering an extensive portfolio of integrated weapons, sensors, and combat systems across air, land, sea, space, and missile defense domains. The portfolio includes air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM, AIM-9X SIDEWINDER), air-to-surface weapons (Paveway, StormBreaker), precision artillery (Excalibur), anti-tank systems (Javelin, TOW), naval combat systems (Tomahawk, SM-6, SPY-6 radar), integrated air defense (Patriot, NASAMS, LTAMDS), hypersonic weapons, electronic warfare systems, and space ground systems. The company provides both individual products and integrated system solutions, combining missiles, radars, combat systems, and advanced technology to deliver comprehensive defense capabilities to military customers worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AMRAAM Missile Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile system for fighter aircraft engagement of enemy aircraft.
• AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Missile Short-range air-to-air missile with infrared homing guidance for close-combat aerial engagements.
• Paveway Bomb Laser-guided bomb system for precision strike against ground targets.
• StormBreaker Smart Weapon Multi-mode guidance smart weapon system capable of striking moving targets in adverse weather conditions.
• Global Hawk High-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial system for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
• Global ISR Sensors and Software Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sensors and software integration platform.
• Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EODAS) Multi-band electro-optical sensor system providing 360-degree situational awareness for aircraft.
• RDAS Remote Aerial Detection and Alert System for aerial threat detection.
• Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) Multi-spectral imaging and targeting system for precision targeting and reconnaissance from aerial platforms.
• RAIVEN AI-powered smart sensing and targeting system for enhanced threat identification and engagement.
• AN/APG-79 AESA Radar Active Electronically Scanned Array radar system for fighter aircraft providing advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities.
• AN/APG-82(V)1 AESA Radar Active Electronically Scanned Array radar for F-15 aircraft providing advanced targeting and surveillance capabilities.
• PhantomStrike Compact, multi-mode radar system designed for integration on unmanned aerial vehicles and small platforms.
• Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ) Advanced electronic attack system for aircraft providing sophisticated jamming capabilities against enemy radar and communications.
• Excalibur GPS-guided artillery projectile system providing precision fires for ground forces.
• Javelin Man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile system for infantry forces.
• XM30 Combat Vehicle Next-generation armored combat vehicle providing enhanced mobility and firepower for mechanized infantry.
• TOW Weapon System Tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile system for ground vehicles and infantry.
• Sentinel Radar AN/MPQ-64 air defense radar providing detection and tracking of low-flying aircraft and cruise missiles.
• TOW ITAS Improved Target Acquisition System for TOW missile systems enhancing targeting accuracy.
• SPY-6 Family of Radars Family of advanced radar systems for naval vessels providing integrated air and missile defense capabilities across various ship classes.
• AN/AQS-20C Mine-Hunting Sonar Advanced sonar system for detecting and classifying bottom, moored, and drifting mines from aircraft.
• AN/ASQ-235 Airborne Mine Neutralization System Airborne system for detecting and neutralizing mines using unmanned underwater vehicles.
• Barracuda Mine Neutralization System Remote-operated mine neutralization system for harbor and coastal defense.
• Tomahawk Cruise Missile Long-range, subsonic cruise missile for striking land targets with precision from naval vessels.
• Joint Strike Missile (JSM) Long-range, stealthy air-launched cruise missile for precision strikes against land and sea targets.
• JSOW Joint Standoff Weapon family of precision-guided air-to-ground munitions for engaging targets from stand-off distances.
• SM-6 Missile Standard Missile-6 providing extended range anti-air warfare and strike capabilities for naval vessels.
• MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo Lightweight anti-submarine torpedo for naval aircraft and surface vessels.
• Naval Strike Missile Long-range, precision-guided anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile for naval platforms.
• ESSM Missile Evolved Seasparrow Missile providing point defense against anti-ship missiles for naval vessels.
• RAM Missile Rolling Airframe Missile providing self-defense against anti-ship missiles and hostile aircraft.
• SM-3 Interceptor Standard Missile-3 for intercepting short-to-intermediate-range ballistic missiles in the midcourse phase.
• SeaRAM Ship Defense System Radar-guided missile system combining RAM missiles with Phalanx for ship close-in defense.
• Phalanx Weapon System Radar-guided rapid-fire gun system for defending ships against incoming missiles and surface threats.
• SM-2 Missile Standard Missile-2 providing air defense against aircraft and anti-ship missiles at medium to long ranges.
• Aegis Integrated naval combat management system providing command and control for fleet air defense.
• Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Stealth-guided missile destroyer featuring integrated combat systems and advanced sensors.
• AWIPS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for weather forecasting and atmospheric analysis.
• Constellation Management Satellite constellation management system for coordinating and controlling space-based assets.
• EOSDIS Earth Observing System Data and Information System for processing and distributing satellite data.
• JPSS Common Ground System Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System for processing polar-orbiting satellite data.
• FORGE Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing Application Framework for satellite ground systems.
• VIIRS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite for environmental monitoring from satellites.
• LTAMDS Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor providing 360-degree threat detection and tracking.
• Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile Advanced interceptor missile for the Patriot air defense system providing enhanced precision and range.
• Global Patriot Solutions Integrated air and missile defense system providing protection against aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.
• David's Sling System and SkyCeptor Missile Short-to-medium range air defense system featuring the SkyCeptor interceptor missile.
• NASAMS System National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System providing distributed air defense capabilities.
• GhostEye Radar Advanced radar system for medium-range air defense and counter-UAS operations.
• Next Generation Short Range Interceptor Advanced short-range interceptor missile for close-in air defense missions.
• Stinger Missile Man-portable infrared-homing surface-to-air missile for close-combat air defense.
• Iron Dome System and SkyHunter Missile Tactical rocket defense system featuring the Iron Dome and SkyHunter interceptor missiles.
• Coyote Small, tube-launched unmanned aircraft system for counter-UAS missions.
• High-Energy Lasers Laser weapon systems for counter-UAS and short-range air defense applications.
• Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor (KuRFS) Ku-band radar sensor for detecting and tracking unmanned aircraft systems.
• Phaser High-Power Microwave System High-power microwave weapon system for defeating swarms of unmanned aircraft.
• Kill Vehicles Exo-atmospheric kill vehicles for intercepting and destroying ballistic missile warheads.
• AN/TPY-2 Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance radar for detecting and tracking ballistic missiles.
• UEWR Upgraded Early Warning Radar providing long-range ballistic missile detection and tracking.
• Composable Weapons Modular weapons architecture enabling rapid reconfiguration and integration of different payloads.
• Software-Defined Apertures Adaptive radar aperture technology enabling multi-function capabilities through software configuration.
• RCADE Rapid Cyber Acquisition, Development and Engineering platform for accelerated technology development.
• Torpedoes Advanced torpedo technology development including propulsion and guidance systems.
• High-Power Microwave Systems Directed energy weapons using high-power microwaves for various threat neutralization applications.
• Hypersonics Hypersonic weapons technology providing high-speed, maneuverable strike capabilities.
• Microelectronics Advanced microelectronics development for defense applications including specialized integrated circuits.
• Photonics, Electro-Optics & Infrared (PEOI) Advanced electro-optical and infrared sensor technology development for defense applications.
• Ground and Ship-Based Sensors Advanced sensor systems for ground and naval platforms providing surveillance and targeting capabilities.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

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App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lockheed Martin: The other half of the U.S. missile prime duopoly. Directly competes with RMD across tactical and strategic missiles (PAC-3 MSE vs. Patriot GEM-T/SM-6; THAAD vs. SM-3; PrSM vs. ATACMS), co-produces Javelin, and competes in integrated air defense (IBCS vs. LTAMDS integration). The single most relevant comparable.
• Northrop Grumman: Major U.S. defense prime competing in strategic missile defense (GBSD/Sentinel), AESA radars, and IBCS battle command. Overlaps with RMD in sensors, ammunition, and missile defense integration across Air Force and MDA programs.
• Boeing Defense, Space & Security: Competes with RMD in strategic missiles, hypersonics (Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon), precision weapons, and airborne electronic warfare. Strong overlap on U.S. Air Force platforms and large-caliber precision strike portfolios.
• L3Harris Technologies: Direct peer in missile warning, space-based sensors, electronic warfare, and integrated mission systems. Increasingly competing in counter-UAS and missile defense sensors, overlapping with RMD's NGJ, KuRFS, and AN/TPY-2 adjacent capability sets.
• MBDA: European missile consortium (Airbus, BAE, Leonardo) and the leading non-U.S. missile prime. Directly comparable in surface-to-air and anti-ship missiles, and increasingly a competitor in FMS and European IAMD where RMD is pitching Patriot/NASAMS.
• Rafael Advanced Defense Systems: Israeli missile and air defense prime and Raytheon's partner on Iron Dome, David's Sling, and SkyHunter. Direct peer in short- and medium-range air defense, and increasingly a competitor for U.S. and allied IAMD procurements.
• Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace: Norwegian prime and Raytheon's partner on the Naval Strike Missile (NSM/JSM). Direct peer in anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles, with growing international footprint that increasingly competes with RMD in FMS.

Broad incumbents

• General Dynamics: Broader defense incumbent with overlap in combat vehicles (XM30/Stryker vs. RMD's XM30 contribution), munitions, and mission systems. Less specialized in missile systems but a relevant prime peer given shared DoD customer set.
• BAE Systems: Global defense incumbent with significant overlap in precision munitions (e.g., APKWS, naval weapons), combat vehicles, and electronic warfare. Relevant comparable for international missile and ammunition franchises alongside RMD's allied business.

Emerging players

• Anduril Industries: Fast-growing non-traditional defense prime building autonomy, counter-UAS, and software-defined weapons. Currently partial overlap with RMD's counter-UAS (Coyote, Phaser) and autonomy (RAIVEN) programs, but a credible emerging threat to incumbents in next-gen franchises.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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