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Lockheed and Raytheon to provide Javelin guided missiles to Estonia.
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| Wednesday, October 8, 2014 08:51 AM | |||
| Lockheed and Raytheon to provide Javelin guided missiles to Estonia | |||
The
US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Estonia
for Javelin missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical
support for an estimated cost of $55 million. The principal contractors
will be Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture in Orlando, Florida
and Tucson, Arizona.
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 FGM-148 Javelin man-portable anti-tank guided missile |
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The
Government of Estonia has requested a possible sale of 350 Javelin
Guided Missiles, 120 Command Launch Units (CLU) with Integrated Day/Thermal
Sight, 102 Battery Coolant Units, 16 Enhanced Performance Basic Skills
Trainers (EPBST), 102 Missile Simulation Rounds (MSR), spare and repair
parts, rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries, battery chargers and
dischargers, support equipment, publications and technical data, personnel
training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor representative
engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related
logistics support. The estimated cost is $55 million.
The proposed sale will improve Estonia’s capability to meet current and future threats and provide greater security for its critical infrastructure. Estonia will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland defense. |
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