Raytheon Receives $21.2 Million Navy Contract
Defense contractor Raytheon was awarded a $21.2 million Navy contract for components of the NATO SEASPARROW MK48 Guided Missile Vertical Launch System (GMVLS).
Raytheon will deliver 68 MK20 MOD 1 canisters and 156 spare frangible covers, which are critical components of the MK48 GMVLS.
“The MK48 GMVLS provides essential missile defense capabilities to protect and defend our international allies,” Raytheon Integrated defense Systems’ Charles “Tom” Bush, vice president of Seapower Capability Systems, said in a press release. “Raytheon is committed to providing reliable and effective system components that warfighters can depend on, the first time and every time.”
Raytheon will begin work at the company’s Seapower Capability Center in Portsmouth, R.I..
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