RTX awarded $25 million MRIC contract covering production of 80 missiles

RTX was awarded a contract worth just under $25 million to provide missiles, launchers and other equipment for the Marine Corps' Medium Range Intercept Capability, according to an Aug. 29 contract announcement.

Under the award, RTX will provide 16 All Up Round Magazines -- consisting of 80 missiles -- in addition to launchers, lifting and loading equipment, missile storage supplies and training, according to the Pentagon notice. Work will take place in Tucson, AZ, with final delivery scheduled for April 2027.

MRIC combines the Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system, the Common Aviation Command and Control System and parts of the Israeli Iron Dome system to defend against airborne threats including cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft.

The system is expected to undergo a quick reaction assessment in September, which if successful, would clear MRIC to transition from rapid prototyping to rapid fielding. Following this milestone, the Marine Corps plans to begin fielding an initial MRIC battery in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, service officials said earlier this year.

As the Marine Corps prepares to field the capability, it has been working with industry to establish a domestic source of MRIC’s SkyHunter interceptor missiles, which share 95-99% commonality with the Tamir interceptor used by Israel’s Iron Dome.

A new facility in Camden, AR, jointly run by RTX and Israeli company Rafael, is expected to begin producing SkyHunter interceptors in late 2025 or early 2026, a service official told Inside Defense in May.

The Marine Corps’ FY-25 budget request includes $111 million for the program to support the purchase of 12 launchers and 242 missiles.