The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Company a contract valued up to $83 million to produce LAU-116B/A missile launchers. The contract includes a $7.3 million firm-fixed-price delivery order for production through December 2013 and includes two one-year options.
The launchers are used on Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. They provide the structural and electrical interfaces that enable the aircraft to carry and launch missiles such as the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), the AIM-7 Sparrow and the AIM-9X Sidewinder. The launchers will be built at the Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) facility in Indianapolis.
“ These missile launchers are an important part of America’s military arsenal, ” said RTSC Customized Engineering and Depot Support Vice President Wayne Iurillo . “They are reliable and cost-effective, and we take pride in meeting the Navy’s needs for this and other vital equipment on time and on budget.”
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2010 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 89 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
[mappress] Source: raytheon, October 25, 2011;