Raytheon aids AMRAAM FMS customers
The US DoD on 15 May announced a $17.35 million contract for Raytheon Missiles and Defense to produce two AIM-120 AMRAAM final assembly test sets.
The contract involves unclassified FMS activities for existing AMRAAM users Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Poland, Qatar, Romania and Spain.
The deal also includes upgrades of two existing final assembly test sets.
Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, for completion by 31 May 2023.
The USAF Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.
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