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Raytheon Receives Contracts For Standard Missile-1 Support Services
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 11, 2007 Raytheon has been awarded two contracts to perform support services for the Standard Missile-1 (SM-1) program for international customers. The most recent contract, valued at $29 million, was awarded Jan. 3. Work includes missile assembly, testing and delivery for the governments of Spain and Egypt. An earlier contract, valued at $31.8 million, was awarded Nov. 13, 2006. Work includes regraining of MK-56 dual-thrust rocket motors and SM-1 Block VIA missile assembly, testing and delivery. The countries serviced under this contract are France, Japan, Turkey, Bahrain, Poland, Italy and Chile. SM-1 support work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., Camden, Ark., and Sacramento, Calif. "These contracts demonstrate Raytheon's continued commitment to provide its customers with lifetime mission support," said Frank Wyatt, Raytheon's Naval Weapon Systems vice president. SM-1 is a medium-to-long range fleet-defense missile. The SM-1 missile is operational in the ships of multiple coalition navies, and Raytheon has been selected by the U.S. Navy to provide SM-1 support. Related Links Raytheon All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Javelin Block I Missile Achieves Success In Test Firings Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 11, 2007 The Block 1 missile features an improved rocket motor that will reduce the missile's time of flight; improvements to the command launch unit (CLU); software enhancements and an enhanced performance warhead that increases Javelin's lethality against a wider range of target sets. The successful flight tests build on Javelin's combat-proven performance of greater than 95 percent mission success including more than 1,000 rounds fired in ongoing operations worldwide. |
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