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 by James Laporta Washington (UPI) May 21, 2018
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for rocket pods and launch tubes for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System. The contract, from the U.S. Army Contracting Command announced Friday by the Defense Department, is valued at more than $20 million. Lockheed will develop and qualify rocket pods and launch tubes in support of future Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System missions, according to the Pentagon. The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System is an all-weather, armored, self-propelled, fast deployed, multiple rocket launcher that has been in regular production since 1980 and can deliver precision strikes beyond the reach of conventional weapons, according to Lockheed Martin. Work on the contract will occur in Camden, Ariz., and is expected to be complete in Oct. 2019. More than $7.9 million will be obligated to Lockheed Martin from fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds, the Pentagon said.
Navy taps Raytheon for RAM missiles for foreign military sales Washington (UPI) May 11, 2018 (UPI) May 11, 2018 Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for rolling airframe missiles. The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, for Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 guided missile round packs is valued at more than $242 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal 2018 Navy and foreign military sales to Qatar, along with Egypt and Turkey, according to the Defense Department. The contract from Naval Sea Systems Command also enables Ra ... read more
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