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USAF Awards Raytheon $77 Million For Infrared-Guided Maverick Missiles

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Monday, September 28th, 2009

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The Air Force recently awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $77.4 million Foreign Military Sales contract to produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for Korea and Taiwan. "Integrated on more than 25 aircraft, Raytheon's Maverick is an affordable, combat-proven missile with a history of on-cost and on-schedule delivery," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile System's Air Warfare Systems' product line. "Maverick is a best-value solution for the warfighter who needs a direct-attack weapon." The AGM-65 Maverick family of…

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