{
  "id": 1597782,
  "title": "Navy awarded $22.9B contract to Raytheon to accelerate Tomahawk missile production",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/navy-awarded-22-9b-contract-to-raytheon-to-accelerate-tomahawk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T23:37:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6034283-navy-raytheon-tomahawk-contract/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On Monday, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced that the U.S. Navy awarded a $22.9 billion contract to Raytheon to accelerate production of Tomahawk missiles amid a munitions shortage in the months after the start of the Iran war. The contract \"reinforces the Department’s commitment to rebuilding the defense industrial base and ensuring Navy and...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pentagon inks Tomahawk deal amid reports of missile shortfall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pentagon-inks-tomahawk-deal-amid-reports-of-missile-shortfall-1505238",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:44:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}