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 by Christen Mccurdy Washington DC (UPI) May 21, 2020
Raytheon was awarded a $92.4 million contract for work on the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System, the Pentagon announced Thursday. According to Raytheon, NASAMS is a mid-range air defense missile system that consists of the Sentinel radar, Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles -- for which Raytheon was awarded a $768.3 million contract in December -- and Kongsberg's Fire Distribution Center. The system is intended to provide a state-of-the-art system that can be tailored and maximized. In 2015 Raytheon and Kongsberg extended their partnership to further development of NASAMS. Work locations and funding will be determined with each work order. The contract has an estimated completion date of Feb. 14, 2024. Bids were solicited through a competitive process with just one proposal received, according to the Pentagon.
Morocco to purchase missiles, missile defense system from France Washington DC (UPI) May 20, 2020 Morocco will acquire missiles and missile defense systems from the defense industry consortium MBDA France, the Moroccan defense ministry said on Wednesday. Government approval of the contract came after Morocco received a $211 million loan in February from the French banking group BNP Paribas. France supplies about 44 percent of Morocco's weapons needs - the United States supplies most of the rest - and relations between France and Morocco, a French colony until 1956, have long been c ... read more
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