U.S. Department of War

Force in Play

Agreed with Japan on AMRAAM assembly and SM-3 data sharing

Japan will host a plant that does final assembly and testing of the AIM-120 AMRAAM, the air-to-air missile carried by F-35 fighters. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth agreed to the facility on Oct. 28 in Cebu, Philippines.

Updated Oct 31

New Capabilities

Customer and architect of the Acquisition Transformation Strategy

Boeing has a seven-year, $14.7 billion contract to triple production of the seekers that guide Patriot interceptors, the missiles used heavily by Ukraine, Israel and U.S. forces. The Army has decided against adding a second Patriot seeker supplier, keeping Boeing as the sole source while it looks for cheaper alternatives through a new Low-Cost Interceptor program.

Updated Oct 30