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Raytheon UK Awarded Four-Year Support Contract for U.K. Paveway™
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Last updated: 07/06/2011*
Raytheon UK has been awarded a four-year contract to provide continued in-service support for both current and legacy U.K. Paveway™ Weapon Systems for Britain’s Ministry of Defence. Raytheon UK will support activities such as configuration management, design support, obsolescence management, safety management, spares provision and quality assurance.
“This contract demonstrates Raytheon's leading industry expertise in the complex weapons arena, where the company delivers fast and reliable in-service support for both current and legacy U.K. Paveway™ Weapon Systems,” said Bob Delorge, chief executive of Raytheon UK. “Our Paveway™ Global Factory initiative demonstrates that Raytheon’s manufacturing facility in Glenrothes continues to be a nationally important technology leader and export success.”
“Paveway™ weapons are playing a prominent role in support of current operations, and Paveway™ IV has become the freefall weapon of choice by providing the very best technology for operations with its combat-proven, all-weather, day and night capability,” said Simon Pearce, the U.K. Ministry of Defence Freefall Weapons Project team leader.
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