U.S. military airborne weapons experts are ordering several hundred of the nation's most sophisticated radar-guided air-to-air missiles for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and military allies under terms of a half-billion-dollar contract announced on Friday. Officials of the Air Force Life Cycle Manager Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., are awarding a $518.4 million contract to the Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment in Tucson, Ariz., for Lot 34 production of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) for the U.S. and foreign militaries.
AMRAAM is one of the world's most advanced all-weather, all-environment medium range air-to-air missiles. The system is an active radar-guided intercept missile with inherent electronic protection capabilities for air-to-air applications against massed penetration aircraft and is designed to replace the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile.
This contract involves foreign military sales (FMS) to Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Indonesia, Japan, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, and South Korea....MORE
