Monday, August 9, 2010

Contract: Raytheon, $450.8M

Raytheon Co., Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded a $450,827,357 contract to provide engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) program (nomenclature, Guided Bomb Unit-53/B). SDB II is a joint Air Force and Navy program. The SDB II will initially be integrated on the F-15E, F-35B and F-35C aircraft. Miniature Munitions, AAC/EBMK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/09/10)