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Indianapolis IN (SPX) Apr 28, 2010 The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon an $18.9 million firm-fixed-price contract to produce LAU-115D/A and LAU-116B/A missile launchers. The launchers are used on Navy F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G aircraft. They provide the structural and electrical interfaces that allow the aircraft to carry and launch missiles such as the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9X Sidewinder. The launchers will be built at the Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC facility in Indianapolis, Ind. Work on this contract is expected to be completed in September 2012.
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India arms jets with BrahMos missilesNew Delhi (UPI) Apr 27, 2010 The Indian air force will move to arm its fleet of Russian-built Sukhoi fighter jets with BrahMos missiles supersonic cruise missiles. The addition of the missiles to India's Su-30MKI Flanker-H planes makes them "absolutely unique" in firepower, A. Sivathanu Pillai, head of BrahMos Aerospace told reporters recently on the sidelines of a defense exhibit in Kuala Lampur. The first ... read more |
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