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Raytheon, Lockheed to sell Javelins to multiple foreign customers
by James Laporta
Washington (UPI) Feb 23, 2018

Raytheon and Lockheed Martin were awarded a contract under a foreign military sale for the delivery of Javelin weapon systems.

The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $94.8 million under a modified contract.

The contract would provide the countries of France, Taiwan, Jordan, Qatar, Turkey and Lithuania with Javelin weapon systems, rounds, command launch systems and battery coolant unit spares, the Pentagon said.

Work on the contract will occur in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by August 2020.

The total contract amount will be obligated to Raytheon and Lockheed Martin at the time of award from Army fiscal 2018 other procurement funds, the Pentagon said.


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State Department approves potential $3.2B missile sale to Sweden
Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2018
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said it has approved a possible foreign military sale to Sweden of Patriot Configuration-3 Modernized Fire Units. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the possible $3.2 billion sale, for which Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are the primary contractors. The possible foreign military sale would provide Sweden with four Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units consisting of 100 Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-TBM ... read more

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