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SlothmanAllen

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So with these two news pieces we see plans for significant increases in production of PAC3, PRISM, JASSM/LRASM and THAAD:
  • PAC3: 2,000 missiles per year
  • THAAD: 400 missiles per year
  • PRISM: 2,000 missiles per year
  • JASSM/LRASM: 2,200 (potentially 3,300) missiles per year
Looking at this, there are still many other missiles that would need to expand production. For example, Tomahawk, SM-2, SM-3, AIM-120, AIM-9X and AIM-260 among others I am sure. I suspect we will see increased production rates on similar scales for these weapons if they are investing in others.

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Just following up on this arms production increase saga as I have posted about it a couple of times recently. Seems the other shoe has dropped today, and the DoD and Raytheon have entered into agreement for increased production of various other weapon systems over the next seven years.

Production Rates:
  • Tomahawk: 1,000+ missiles per year
  • AIM 120 AMRAAM: 1,900 missiles per year
  • SM-6: 500+ missiles per year
  • SM-3 IIA / SM-3 1B: no definitive numbers given.
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, entered into five landmark framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War to significantly increase production capacity and speed deliveries of Land Attack and Maritime Strike variants of Tomahawk, AMRAAM® missiles, Standard Missile-3® Block IB interceptors (SM-3 IB), Standard Missile-3® Block IIA interceptors (SM-3 IIA), and Standard Missile-6® (SM-6).
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Given that some numbers are not exact, I suspect some more contractual wrangling has to happen before exact numbers are determined. Though I imagine all of the stated production goals are within reasonable targets given the seven year timeframe.

Just to recap, over the next seven years production rates for the following missiles will look roughly like below:
  • PAC3: 2,000 missiles per year
  • THAAD: 400 missiles per year
  • PRISM: 2,000 missiles per year
  • JASSM/LRASM: 2,200 (potentially 3,300) missiles per year
  • Tomahawk: 1,000+ missiles per year
  • AIM 120 AMRAAM: 1,900 missiles per year
  • SM-6: 500+ missiles per year
  • SM-3 IIA / SM-3 1B: no definitive numbers given.
 
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