RTX’s Raytheon, Avio USA expand collaboration

Raytheon, an RTX (RTX) business, and Avio USA have executed a purchase order for funding of up to $26M for continued engineering work on the Mk 104 dual-thrust rocket motor to support Raytheon’s Standard Missile franchise. The purchase order comes 13 months after the businesses signed a contract for preliminary engineering work on the Mk 104 rocket motor. This project secures funding through the Critical Design Review phase, procurement of long lead material for qualification, and will enable increased and accelerated capacity for solid rocket motor production. Prior to this purchase order, the companies successfully completed both a System Requirements Review and Preliminary Design Review, establishing a solid foundation for the next phases of development and production.