Raytheon Company

Raytheon Company's Strategic Missile Defense Division, doing business as Raytheon Co, operates as a prime contractor delivering radar systems, electronic components, satellite communications terminals, and defense electronics manufacturing to the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, and Naval supply commands on full-and-open, non-set-aside basis. A wholly owned subsidiary of RTX Corporation, the division competes as a large business across the federal market without benefit of small business designations.

The Strategic Missile Defense Division's federal footprint centers on four capability areas grounded in recent contract work. First, radar system sustainment and modernization: the division holds a $155.8 million Performance Based Logistics IDV with Naval Supply Systems Command for MK-99 radar system support through November 2029, which has generated over $405 million in non-recurring demand and period delivery orders for component manufacturing, repair services, and system modernization. Second, satellite communications terminals and advanced extremely high frequency systems: the division holds a $547 million single-award IDV with Naval Information Warfare Systems Command for Navy Multiband Terminal production, testing, and delivery through September 2030, with recent delivery orders totaling approximately $400 million for software maintenance, component development, and full production. Third, air traffic control infrastructure: the division holds a $15 million IDV with the Federal Aviation Administration for surveillance radar component sustainment and repair through December 2033, including Mono-Pulse Surveillance Radar, Air Traffic Control Beacon Interrogator systems, and Primary Surveillance Radar maintenance. Fourth, advanced defense systems: recent awards include a $438.6 million definitive contract from the FAA for Radar System Replacement qualified system list radar modernization through December 2030, a $2.016 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract with Naval Sea Systems Command for AN/SPY-6(V) Family of Radars design agent engineering support under Foreign Military Sales, and a $397.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite airborne production restart through March 2031.

Customer concentration is marked and driven by large-dollar programs rather than award count. By combined potential value, the top five funding agencies account for 77 percent of all awards. The Department of the Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command dominates with 200 awards carrying $17.85 billion combined potential value. The Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Command Control Communications-Tactical contributes 27 awards valued at $10.46 billion. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Electronic Systems Center holds 145 awards worth $8.21 billion. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 110 awards totaling $7.98 billion. The Federal Aviation Administration Enroute Terminal Contracts vehicle carries 18 awards worth $6.32 billion. By award count, the Naval Supply Systems Command leads with 610 awards ($1.32 billion combined potential value), the FAA Headquarters follows with 437 awards ($3.14 billion), and the Department of the Navy proper holds 237 awards. This divergence—where the Army and Air Force drive dollar concentration while the Navy supply command dominates count—reflects the mix of large, multi-year development contracts alongside numerous smaller component and sustainment orders.

Activity has declined from 122 awards in FY2023 to 51 in FY2025 and 20 year-to-date in FY2026, a contraction reflecting completion of major programs rather than loss of market position. The recompete cliff is material: 67 awards with completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $3.52 billion, representing significant competitive exposure and recompete opportunity for the division.

Raytheon Company Strategic Missile Defense Division operates as a pure prime contractor across its federal footprint—100 percent of all federal awards in the portfolio are primes. The division does not rely on subcontractors to anchor its delivery model; across SCI-reportable service contracts, the sub-hours share is zero percent, indicating the division performs substantially all delivery with its own workforce. However, the division does engage a broad supply-chain network of specialized component manufacturers and subcontractors—recent major awards name Wenzel Associates Inc., HDL Research Lab Inc., Advanced Conversion Technology Inc., CPI Radant Technologies Division, Rotron Incorporated, Miltope Corporation, Honeywell International, Communications & Power Industries, Frontgrade Technologies, and numerous smaller electronics component suppliers—positioning it to deliver complex integrated systems while leveraging vendor expertise in specialized microwave, RF, semiconductor, thermal management, and mechanical components.

The division's vehicle position is substantial. It holds named positions on the Navy Multiband Terminal $547 million single-award IDIQ (NIWS, extending September 2030), the MK-99 Performance Based Logistics $155.8 million single-award IDIQ (NAVSUP, extending November 2029), an FAA surveillance radar sustainment $15 million single-award IDIQ (FAA, extending December 2033), and a NAVSUP Basic Ordering Agreement (extending July 2030). At the parent Raytheon Company level, the portfolio includes participation on large GSA Schedules, multiple Air Force IDIQ vehicles including the $960 million AEHF-T IDIQ for Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite terminal production, and numerous DoD single- and multiple-award IDVs. These vehicles collectively anchor the division's access to task-order-based federal spending across the DoD, FAA, and intelligence community.

Service Contract Inventory data, though limited, shows Raytheon reported $3.6 million in SCI-invoiced revenue across FY2022–FY2024, with 3.2 FTEs in FY2022 and 4.0 FTEs in FY2023, declining to zero in FY2024 as measured in that dataset. Median government-paid rates on SCI-reportable labor ran approximately $238.63 per hour, with rates ranging from $219.89 per hour at the 10th percentile to $500.58 per hour at the 90th percentile, reflecting a mix of technical and program-management labor. SCI covers only service contracts above the $150,000 threshold and excludes goods, products, and classified work; the Strategic Missile Defense Division's true federal footprint—spanning billions of dollars in radar system production, component manufacturing, and satellite terminal development—is far larger than the SCI subset.

Raytheon Company Strategic Missile Defense Division competes predominantly under full-and-open, non-set-aside procurement, leveraging its RTX parent-company scale, established prime contractor relationships with DoD and FAA, and specialized technical competencies in advanced radar, electronic warfare, and satellite communications. The division does not pursue or hold certifications under 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or other set-aside categories. Strategic positioning centers on large, multi-year MDAP and modernization programs where technical depth in radar systems engineering, electronic integration, and defense-industrial manufacturing capabilities are decisive competitive factors, not small-business status. Recompete activity will be material in the next two years across MK-99 sustainment, FAA radar modernization, and potentially AEHF and other satellite communications lines, positioning the division as both competitor and potential prime partner for larger defense contractors seeking specialized radar and electronic warfare expertise.