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Raytheon And US Navy Sign Phalanx Close-In Weapon System Deal
Louisville KY (SPX) Nov 12, 2007 Raytheon is being awarded two contracts totaling $241.8 million to overhaul and upgrade 34 Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems for the U.S. Navy and one system for the Royal Australian Navy. Raytheon will also build 12 Land-Based Phalanx Weapon Systems for the U.S. Army and provide associated hardware to all three services under the agreements. Phalanx is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled radar and 20 mm gun system that automatically acquires, tracks and destroys enemy threats. More than 850 sea-based systems have been built and deployed in the navies of 25 nations. "These systems represent our commitment to provide vital protection against threats ranging from supersonic anti-ship missiles and small, fast surface craft at sea to rockets, artillery and mortars in the land-based configuration," said Kevin Peppe, Raytheon's CIWS systems director. "Phalanx is a critical element in the ship self-defense role," said Peppe. "LPWS has the proven capability to defeat in-coming threats while they are still airborne, providing unequalled protection to forces and civilians on the ground." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links - The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com
US Army Awards Force Protection Contract For Additional Buffalo Vehicles
Ladson SC (SPX) Nov 12, 2007Force Protection has received a contract from the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) for the production of an additional 29 Buffalo mine-protected vehicles. The approximate total value of the contract is $22.3 million. Force Protection has delivered more than 140 Buffalo vehicles to date in support of route clearance missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
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