Article: U.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon $77 Million Contract for Infrared-Guided Maverick Missiles.

TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 10, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company a $77.4 million Foreign Military Sales contract to produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for Korea and Taiwan.

The AGM-65 Maverick family of precision-attack missiles is used by the air, naval and marine forces of 33 countries. More than 69,000 missiles have been produced to date, and more than 6,000 have been used in combat with a 93 percent kill rate.

"Integrated on more than 25 aircraft, Raytheon's Maverick is an affordable, combat-proven missile with a history of on-cost and on-schedule delivery," said Harry Schulte, ...

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