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  • Raytheon Lands Army Contract for Excalibur Missiles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Lands Army Contract for Excalibur Missiles

    Raytheon secured a $31.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide 464 Excalibur Ib missiles. The GPS-guided Excalibur Ib works to engage long-range targets with enhanced precision and has been in full-rate production since 2014, the company said Tuesday. Duane Gooden, Raytheon vice president for land warfare systems, said the company has pursued internal development efforts to deliver […] More

  • Raytheon to Supply Netherlands Excalibur Projectiles; Mark Hokeness Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Supply Netherlands Excalibur Projectiles; Mark Hokeness Comments

    Netherlands has ordered an undisclosed number of Raytheon-built 155-milimeter projectile rounds through a foreign military sales deal with the U.S. government. Raytheon said Tuesday that Netherlands is the company’s second European customer for the Excalibur 1b artillery shells and the company expects to begin deliveries later this year. Mark Hokeness, Raytheon director of the Excalibur […] More

  • Raytheon Test-Fires Precision-Guided Projectile; Michelle Lohmeier Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Test-Fires Precision-Guided Projectile; Michelle Lohmeier Comments

    Raytheon has performed the first live fire test for its precision-guided weapon system. The Excalibur S, built with a laser spot tracker, worked to destroy its target following a GPS-guided target detection and laser-designated direct hit, Raytheon said Sunday. Michelle Lohmeier, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems’ land warfare systems product line, said the laser-guided Excalibur […] More