TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy
awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $251
million contract to procure Tomahawk Block IV tactical
cruise missiles for fiscal year 2014 with an option for 2015.
The contract calls for Raytheon to build and deliver Tomahawk
Block IV cruise missiles to the U.S. Navy and U.K. Royal Navy. Raytheon will also conduct
flight tests and provide life-cycle support. Production and
delivery of the missiles is scheduled to begin in 2015.
"Tomahawk Block IV continues to be our Nation's weapon of choice
to defeat high value targets and integrated air defense systems,"
said Capt. Joseph Mauser, U.S. Navy
Tomahawk program manager. "With more than 2,000 combat missions and
500 successful flight tests, Tomahawk has proven its outstanding
reliability and effectiveness."
The Tomahawk Block IV missile includes a two-way satellite
data-link that enables a strike controller to flex the missile
in-flight to preprogrammed alternate targets or redirect to an
alternate or more time critical target.
"Tomahawk's record of reliability, effectiveness and accuracy is
unmatched by any other tactical cruise missile in the world today,"
said Mike Jarrett, Raytheon Air
Warfare Systems vice president. "Raytheon and the U.S. Navy are
working to bring even greater capability to this already
sophisticated weapon."
About the Tomahawk Block IV
With a range of more than
1,000 miles the Tomahawk Block IV missile is a surface and
submarine-launched precision strike stand-off weapon. Tomahawk is
designed for long-range precision strike missions against
high-value and heavily defended targets.
- More than 2,000 Tomahawks have been employed in combat.
- Tomahawk is integrated on all major U.S. surface combatants and
U.S. and U.K. sub-surface platforms including the Los Angeles, Virginia and Ohio, Astute and Trafalgar class
submarines.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2013 sales of $24 billion and 63,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a
history of innovation spanning 92 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration
and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cyber security and a broad range of mission support
services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit
us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
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