Pentagon Locks In Seven-Year SM-3 Deal With Boeing and RTX

Framework agreements for avionics and ejector assemblies aim to scale Aegis interceptor production as U.S. stockpiles face mounting pressure.

By The Defense Desk

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The deals are not contracts, but they give both companies a confirmed demand signal while the government pursues congressional approval for binding multi-year production awards. [1] RTX acknowledged the framework agreement in a post on X and said it is "advancing the framework agreements RTX signed earlier this year"; separately, in February, RTX inked another framework agreement with the Pentagon that also covered Tomahawk, AMRAAM, and SM-6 production. [1]

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What links these deals is not just firepower — it is supply-chain confidence. Framework agreements trade legal certainty for production momentum, asking manufacturers to build before the paperwork is signed.

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