DOD awards Raytheon $282 million for next SDB II lot

The Air Force and Navy awarded Raytheon a combined $282 million for the next Small Diameter Bomb Increment II lot, the Defense Department announced last month.

The Air Force used $220 million in fiscal year 2025 missile procurement funds, and the Navy used $62 million in FY-25 weapon procurement funds for the lot 11 bombs, which are also called StormBreakers and GBU-53/B, according to the Dec. 19 notice.

Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, is expected to complete work on the lot by March 19, 2029.

SDB II is fielded on the Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and the Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagles but is undergoing tests for use on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter variants.