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Hellfire Systems foreign military sale contract to produce 2,060 Hellfire II air-to-ground missiles.
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| Hellfire Systems foreign military sale contract to produce 2,060 Hellfire II air-to-ground missiles | |||
The
US Department of Defense announced today it has awarded Hellfire Systems
LLC a $144,044,911 foreign military sales contract (Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Australia) to exercise option for FY 14 Hellfire
II Missile production requirement. Estimated completion date is Nov. 30,
2016. |
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 AGM-114 Hellfire II air-to-ground missile |
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Hellfire Systems
will produce 2,060 Hellfire II tactical missiles in containers, Air-to
Ground (AGM) missiles model AGM-114R, AGM-114R-3, AGM-114P-4A, ATM-114Q-6
and AGM-114R-5. Work will be performed Orlando, Florida. Army Contracting
Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity. The AGM-114 II Hellfire is an air-to-ground missile developed primarily for the anti-armour role. It is a combat proven tactical missile system using multiple launch platforms based on air, sea and ground. The Hellfire II air-to-ground missile system (AGMS) provides heavy anti-armour capability for attack helicopters. It is a 100lb class air-to-ground precision weapon delivering multitarget capability and precision strike lethality. The Hellfire II missile is in service with the armed forces of the US and 16 other nations. |
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