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Raytheon wins $5B Army contract
Arlington-based RTX subsidiary to supply Coyote Missile System
Josh Janney //October 3, 2025//
Raytheon has been awarded a roughly $5 billion U.S. Army contract to supply its Coyote Missile System. Photo Courtesy U.S. Army and RTX
Raytheon has been awarded a roughly $5 billion U.S. Army contract to supply its Coyote Missile System. Photo Courtesy U.S. Army and RTX
Raytheon wins $5B Army contract
Arlington-based RTX subsidiary to supply Coyote Missile System
Josh Janney //October 3, 2025//
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon, a subsidiary of Arlington County Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor RTX, a roughly $5 billion contract to supply its Coyote Missile System.
According to RTX’s website, the Coyote is a rail-launched missile variant equipped with a boost rocket motor and a turbine engine, designed for high-speed counter-unmanned aircraft systems and launched effects missions. The product aims to defeat small to large unmanned aircraft systems at longer ranges and higher altitudes.
The Department of Defense (currently being rebranded by President Trump as the Department of War) announced this week that under the contract, Raytheon will deliver Coyote missile launchers, kinetic and nonkinetic interceptors, and Ku-band radio frequency system radars.
The bids were solicited online, and only one bid was received. The Army Contracting Command in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, will determine work locations with each order. The DOD expects the contract to be completed by Sept. 28, 2033.
RTX has more than 185,000 employees globally and reported more than $80.73 billion in 2024 sales. The contractor is the second-highest-ranked Virginia-based company on the 2025 Fortune 500. RTX’s Raytheon business unit is also based in Arlington.
