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Raytheon receives multiple orders for AMRAAM and MALD-J missile systems.
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Raytheon
Company was awarded a $528,797,459 contract for Advanced Medium Range
Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). Raytheon will provide AMRAAM Lot 29 missiles
and other AMRAAM system items. This contract involves foreign military
sales. Raytheon also received order from the USAF for the Miniature Air
Launched Decoy Jammer missile Lot 8, the US-based company announced yesterday
March 31. |
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 Raytheon's Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile fired from a F-35 Lighting II multirole fighter aircraft |
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Production of AMRAAM
systems will be performed in Tucson and is expected to be complete by
January 2018. This award was booked in the first quarter 2015. Raytheon's AMRAAM is a combat-proven missile that has demonstrated operational flexibility in both air-to-air and surface-launch engagement scenarios and provides today's warfighter with enhanced operational capability, cost effectiveness and future growth options/solutions. Procured by 36 countries, the combat-proven AMRAAM has been operational and integrated on the F-16, F-15, F/A-18, F-22, Typhoon, Gripen, Tornado, Harrier, F-4 and the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. It is also the baseline missile for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System. Raytheon also announced on March 31 a $91.5 million U.S. Air Force contract modification award for the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J) missile. The contract modification is for Lot 8. Work will be performed
in Tucson and is expected to be complete by June 2017. This award was
booked in the first quarter 2015. |
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