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Lockheed, Raytheon Win $650Mln Contract for Laser-Guided Bombs - Pentagon

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The US Air Force awarded defense giants Lockheed Martin and Raytheon an almost two-thirds of a billion dollar contract to buy more Paveway II laser-guided... 09.05.2016, Sputnik International

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Lockheed, Raytheon Win $650Mln Contract for Laser-Guided Bombs - Pentagon

22:41 GMT 09.05.2016 (Updated: 03:17 GMT 10.05.2016)

© Photo : US Air ForceAirman 1st Class Steven (left) and Airman 1st Class Taylor prepare an MQ-9 Reaper for flight during exercise Combat Hammer, May 15, 2014, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Reaper crews flew a week-long mission, where they released the GBU-12 Paveway II and AGM-114 Hellfire munitions. Steven and Taylor are MQ-9 Reaper crew chiefs from the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

Airman 1st Class Steven (left) and Airman 1st Class Taylor prepare an MQ-9 Reaper for flight during exercise Combat Hammer, May 15, 2014, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Reaper crews flew a week-long mission, where they released the GBU-12 Paveway II and AGM-114 Hellfire munitions. Steven and Taylor are MQ-9 Reaper crew chiefs from the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. - Sputnik International

The US Air Force awarded defense giants Lockheed Martin and Raytheon an almost two-thirds of a billion dollar contract to buy more Paveway II laser-guided bombs, the US Department of Defense said in a press release.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – According to reports in local defense journals, the US armed forces has been running short of precision-guided munitions because of the continuing demand for them in air strikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria, and in air operations by Saudi Arabia, a US ally against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

“Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control [in] Archibald, Pennsylvania and Raytheon Missile System [in] Tucson, Arizona have been awarded a combined… $649.7 million… for Paveway II production,” the release, issued on Monday, stated.

The GBU-12 Paveway II is a US aerial laser-guided bomb, based on the Mark-82 500-pound general-purpose bomb and equipped with a nose-mounted laser seeker and fins for guidance.