Pentagon Says RTX Improves ‘Poor’ Performance on Crucial Missile
The SM-6 is the only missile in the US arsenal that can hit targets in the air, on the ground and be launched from ships against ballistic missiles.
Source: US Navy
RTX Corp. has improved its capability to deliver a key missile for the US Navy but the company’s performance remains below expectations, according to a Pentagon assessment that comes after President Donald Trump singled out the defense contractor in a broader assault on the sector.
RTX, which received a $1 billion contract to build 625 SM-6 missiles between 2019 and this year, has struggled to assemble the Navy’s most versatile missile on time in part due to late deliveries of motors from subcontractor L3Harris Technologies Inc.’s Aerojet unit.