The Missile Defense Agency is readying a sole-source contract with Raytheon to produce the Navy's newest ballistic missile interceptor -- the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA -- in a new deal that would set terms for fiscal year 2019 procurement, fold in expected purchases from Japan and include options that could extend orders annually potentially through 2027. On Sept. 21, MDA announced it intends to award Raytheon -- which has supplied the Navy variants of the Standard Missile since 1966 --...
