The supplier base behind 1,000 Tomahawks a year
Published September 4, 2026 / Tomahawk missile production and supply chain
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a seven-year, $22.9 billion contract supporting an annual production ramp to more than 1,000 Tomahawk missiles.
The ramp is already underway. Raytheon says it delivered three times as many Tomahawks in the first half of 2026 as it did during the same period in 2025.
seven-year Navy contract
annual production target
mapped first-tier supplier sites
mapped subcontract obligations
The production target is set above 1,000 missiles a year
Seven-year Navy contract awarded to Raytheon
H1 2026 deliveries compared with H1 2025, as reported by Raytheon
Mimir maps 176 first-tier supplier sites beneath Tomahawk
Positive first-tier subcontract obligations, FY2021-FY2025
Mimir's FY2021-FY2025 data identifies approximately $732 million in mapped Tomahawk subcontract obligations. Around 62% of this value passed through the ten largest sites, while the 25 largest accounted for approximately 84%.
Guidance and antennas
Honeywell, Clearwater / BAE Systems, Boulder
Inertial-navigation units and missile-antenna content
Propulsion and warhead content
Williams International, Pontiac / Aerojet Rocketdyne, East Camden
Missile engines, rocket motors, warheads and safe-and-arm devices
Actuation and structures
Parker-Hannifin, Dublin / JCM Engineering, Ontario
Electromechanical actuation, fins, wings, boattails and machining
Cables and connectors
Ducommun LaBarge, Berryville
Cable assemblies, harnesses, connectors and sheet-metal assemblies
Tomahawk is a large share of the observed defense work at four supplier sites
Tomahawk share of observed US defense subcontract obligations at each CAGE, FY2021-FY2025
These percentages describe the program's position within the defense subcontract activity visible at each individual contracting site. They are not estimates of total company or facility revenue.
The largest Tomahawk suppliers also support other missile programs
appeared on at least one other priority missile family
The overlap places much of the Tomahawk ramp inside supplier sites already supporting production across other major missile programs.
The production implication
The Tomahawk ramp is not confined to Raytheon's production line. It requires a relatively concentrated supplier base to expand while many of the same sites are supporting demand across other missile programs.
Mimir analysis of positive first-tier subcontract obligations associated with Tactical Tomahawk, FY2021-FY2025. Supplier sites are identified by CAGE. Concentration and site-share figures are calculated from unrounded values and displayed as rounded estimates. Mapped subcontract records do not represent a complete program bill of materials.
Sources: USAspending, FPDS, Mimir Data Platform and Modeling, US Navy and Raytheon.