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Raytheon Awarded Contract For SLAMRAAM Long-Lead Purchases Tewksbury MA (SPX) Mar 04, 2010 
Raytheon's Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) program has received approval from the U.S. Army for long-lead purchases, not to exceed $18 million, leading to low rate initial production.
This approval is significant as it underscores the Army's confidence in the system and the capability it brings to the warfighter.
This funding will accelerate the m ... read moreFrance buys U.S. missiles, upgrades army 
Paris (UPI) Feb 24, 2009 France will purchase 260 Javelin missiles from the United States and has decided to look into a major upgrade of its tank and armored vehicle fleet. Paris will spend some $70 million on the missiles, produced by a consortium of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, together with 76 launchers, Defensenews.com reports. The Javelin is a fire-and-forget anti-tank missile that can be launched ... more
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'Only rumours' that Iran making nuclear weapons: Turkish PM
Jordan calls for diplomatic solutions to Iran standoff Russia parliament could block US nuclear treaty: speaker Russia happy to sign Russia-US nuclear deal in Ukraine: Lavrov France to consult Japan on nuclear threats Poland sticks to 2020 target for first nuclear plant: official China says 'more concerned' over Iran nuclear crisis Russia parliament could block US disarmament treaty: speaker Clinton visits Russia in arms treaty quest China, Britain pledge to improve strained ties 
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Raytheon Laser-Guided Maverick On Track
Orlando FL (SPX) Feb 23, 2010Raytheon's AGM-65E2/L, the newest variant of the laser-guided Maverick missile, is on track to enter developmental and operational testing. The laser-guided Maverick missile is a direct-attack, air-to-ground precision munition used extensively by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps in ongoing combat operations. "Raytheon, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy just finished a cri ... more Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb Flight Test Program Completed 
Archbald PA (SPX) Feb 23, 2010Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) F/A-18 qualification flight test program. The paveway II Plus LGB uses an enhanced laser guidance package, significantly improving the precision of current paveway II LGBs. The final mission of the paveway II Plus flight test program consisted of four GBU-10s released from two U.S. Navy Super Hornets at ... more Russia will honour Iran missile deal: minister 
Moscow (AFP) Feb 19, 2010Russia will honour a contract to deliver advanced air defence missiles to Iran, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Riabkov said Friday. "There is a contract on the delivery of these systems to Iran and we will honour it," the Interfax news agency quoted him as saying. He said the "delay" in the delivery was "linked to technical problems." Russian officials Wednesday announced a delay in ... more Warlord's brother killed in US attack: Pakistani officials 
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Feb 19, 2010A brother of Al-Qaeda-linked warlord Sirajuddin Haqqani, whose network is fighting in Afghanistan, has been killed in a US missile attack in Pakistan, officials said Friday. The death of Mohammed Haqqani, who was involved in the Afghan network, in an attack thought to have been targeting his brother will be a symbolic blow to the Haqqani leadership and a further boost for the controversial U ... more |
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U.A.E. buys Raytheon missiles
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Feb 10, 2009 Raytheon Co. has picked up a $170 million contract to supply two variations of infrared Maverick air-to-surface missiles to the United Arab Emirates. The sale concerns the AGM-65D and AGMG2 infrared-guided missiles that gained fame during the U.S.-led operation Desert Storm. A Raytheon statement issued at an ongoing air show in Singapore said the U.S. Air Force awarded the contra ... more USAF Awards Raytheon Contract For Infrared-Guided Maverick Missiles 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 09, 2010The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $170 million Foreign Military Sales contract to produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for the United Arab Emirates. The AGM-65 Maverick family of precision-attack missiles is used by the air, naval and marine forces of 33 countries. More than 69,000 missiles have been produced to date, and mor ... more Iran to make missile system better than Russian: airforce 
Tehran (AFP) Feb 8, 2010Iran boasted on Monday it is manufacturing a home-built air defence missile system which would be better than the Russian S-300, which has been ordered by Tehran but yet to be delivered by Moscow. "Today, we are building all our air defence weapons by ourselves ... the only thing we wanted to import was the Russian S-300 which so far they have not delivered for some unacceptable reasons," se ... more Iran opens two new missile plants 
Tehran (AFP) Feb 6, 2010Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi opened two new missile production plants on Saturday, just three days after Iran fired a rocket carrying live animals into space, state television reported. The plants will produce a ground-to-air missile dubbed the Qaem (Rising) and a surface-to-surface missile dubbed Toofan 5 (Storm), the broadcaster said. The Qaem is designed to target helicopters at low ... more |
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