Raytheon to Supply RAM Guided Missile Round Packs to Qatar, Egypt, Turkey
IsraelDefense
| 11/05/2018
US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr. (Photo: Wikipedia)
Raytheon has been awarded a $242 million contract for Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 guided missile round pack, missile ordnance alterations, and spares for the US Navy, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, according to a US Department of Defense release.
The $242,090,000 firm-fixed-price contract includes options which – if exercised – could bring the cumulative value to $529,774,921.
Work under the contract, including the options, is expected to be completed by September 2023.
The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile is a small, infrared-homing surface-to-air missile designed for naval use to defend against anti-ship cruise missiles. The guided missile round pack consists of the Rolling Airframe Missile and launching canister.
Based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile, the RAM initially homes in on radiation such as radar emitted from a target and then switches to an infrared seeker for terminal guidance.
[Source: The Defense Post]
US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr. (Photo: Wikipedia)
Raytheon has been awarded a $242 million contract for Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 guided missile round pack, missile ordnance alterations, and spares for the US Navy, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, according to a US Department of Defense release.
The $242,090,000 firm-fixed-price contract includes options which – if exercised – could bring the cumulative value to $529,774,921.
Work under the contract, including the options, is expected to be completed by September 2023.
The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile is a small, infrared-homing surface-to-air missile designed for naval use to defend against anti-ship cruise missiles. The guided missile round pack consists of the Rolling Airframe Missile and launching canister.
Based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile, the RAM initially homes in on radiation such as radar emitted from a target and then switches to an infrared seeker for terminal guidance.
[Source: The Defense Post]
