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NAVAIR awards L3Harris $86.2M to develop, test and produce Red Wolf cruise-missile vehicles for USMC

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command awarded L3Harris an $86.2 million contract to develop, test and produce Red Wolf cruise-missile vehicles for the Marine Corps' Precision Attack Strike Munition program. Deliveries are expected to begin as early as next year to provide low-cost, ship- and air-launched strike effects.

Discovered 2026-01-30T14:19:23.967345-08:00 | 2026-01-30T14:19:23.967345-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • $86.2 million award moves Red Wolf from development toward production with deliveries expected next year, accelerating fielding of low-cost, ship- and air-launched precision-strike effects.

  • The contract strengthens L3Harris's growing missile-production role and aligns with recent moves to scale its Missile Solutions business, including the Pentagon's $1B equity investment in the unit (source:67bbb020-26fb-4b24-be57-d2c73e6dee63) and consolidation of Aerojet‑Rocketdyne into the division (source:fed5c8c8-5289-4b56-b14f-c06237ed897c).

  • The award is part of broader DoD momentum to proliferate affordable precision munitions across services, complementing recent missile procurement activity such as the USAF Joint Strike Missile Lot 2 production contract (source:05b031be-201f-4b49-8bd7-dd6471e95b14).

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2026-01-30T14:19:23.967345-08:00
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