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Article: United States: Raytheon to co-develop new missile-defense system with Israel s Rafael.
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- October 27, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded two contracts worth more than $100 million by an Israeli government contractor to design and develop a new missile-defense system.
The contracts with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. will fund development of the David's Sling Weapon System, a joint program of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Israel Missile Defense Organization.
The system is being designed to defeat short-range ballistic missiles, large-caliber rockets and cruise missiles in their terminal, or ending, phase of flight.
One contract was awarded to co-develop ...