TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) is being awarded a fixed-price contract
$491,478,068 for the Advanced Medium
Range Air to Air Missile. The contract is for the production of the
AMRAAM® missile and other AMRAAM system items, including
the captive air training missile, common munitions
bit/reprogramming equipment and non-developmental item airborne
instrumentation unit.
The contract includes foreign military sales to Korea,
Oman, Singapore and Thailand.
Work will be performed in Tucson and is expected to be completed by
February 2017.
About AMRAAM
AMRAAM is a combat-proven missile that
demonstrates operational flexibility in both air-to-air and
surface-launch scenarios and provides today's military forces with
enhanced operational capability, cost effectiveness and future
growth options. Procured by 36 countries, the combat-proven
AMRAAM® has been integrated on the F-15, F-16, 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
NATO-approved National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System.
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 @Raytheon.
Media Contact
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