4 August 2026

The Navy awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense a contract to produce AEGIS fire control system equipment, modernization kits, and engineering support for U.S., Australian, and Japanese ships. The Navy also awarded Advanced Acoustic Concepts LLC a contract to produce two remote mine-hunting modules and provide accompanying engineering support. The Navy is providing initial air-vehicle spare parts to support F-35 production aircraft for the government of the Netherlands.