Search
Menu
Zurich Instruments AG - Boost Your Optics 1-24 LB

Raytheon Books $106M Laser-Guided Bomb Contract

Facebook X LinkedIn Email
Raytheon Co. has booked a $106 million contract for its laser-guided Paveway II bombs. The commercial sale is from an international customer, the defense contractor said.


The Paveway line of GPS- and laser-guided bombs has revolutionized tactical air-to-ground warfare by converting “dumb” bombs into precision-guided munitions, said maker Raytheon. Courtesy of Raytheon.

The contract includes kits for both 500-lb and 250-lb guided bombs. The kit transforms “dumb” bombs into precision-guided munitions. Paveway guided bombs comprised more than half the air-to-ground precision-guided weapons used in US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and in a NATO mission in Libya, the company said. The order was booked in Raytheon’s second quarter of 2013.

Enhanced versions of Paveway add GPS/inertial navigation system guidance capabilities to the laser-guided weapons to increase mission success rates, Raytheon said.

For more information, visit: www.raytheon.com


DataRay Inc. - ISO 11146-Compliant

Published: June 2013
AfghanistanAmericasArizonaBusinessdefenseGPSIraqlaser-guided bombLibyaMiddle EastmunitionsNATOPaveway IIprecision-guidedRaytheonTest & MeasurementweaponLasers

We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our Privacy Policy. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them.