# BAE Systems Australia wins $50M+ ESSM missile contract from Raytheon

BAE Systems Australia secured a guided weapons export contract from Raytheon Missiles and Defence to deliver software and hardware sub-assemblies for the ESSM Block 2 programme. The contract has an estimated base value of over $50 million with up to $40 million in options.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-05-12
- Where: Edinburgh Parks, Australia, Australia
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 35
- Status: announced
- Products: missile sub-assemblies, aerodynamic control fins, thrust vector controller, telemetry data transmitting systems, pitch over autopilot algorithms, fuselage, internal structural elements
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems Australia](https://endata.com/companies/9219.md)
- [Raytheon Missiles and Defence](https://endata.com/companies/62835.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [naval-technology.com](https://www.naval-technology.com/news/bae-systems-australia-to-deliver-sub-assemblies-for-essm-block-2-programme/), 2022-05-12: "This contract, alongside our Prime Contractor role on the Nulka Active Missile Decoy, continues the important work undertaken by our employees and our trusted industry partners across Australia which have been delivering guided weapons capability into domestic and export programmes for decades."

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