Munitions

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $241 million contract modification for continued engineering design and development work on the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA.

The SM-3 Block IIA is a co-development effort between the U.S. and Japan and the cornerstone of phase three of the administration's Phased Adaptive Approach. The SM-3 Block IIA's larger rocket motors and advanced kinetic warhead will allow for a greater defended area, protecting both the U.S. and its allies from ballistic missiles.

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a €5M (£4.3M) contract from
the UK Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Artillery Systems Team to upgrade the
current Layers Display and Control Unit (LDCU) of the UK’s L118 Light Gun.
The LDCU is the main man-machine interface of the LINAPS system, a self-contained, gunmounted navigation, pointing and weapon management system that is already in active
service with the British Army. LINAPS is a battle-proven system enabling rapid and accurate

LINKOPING, Sweden, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army and the U.S. Special Operations Command have jointly ordered 84mm recoilless rifles from Saab of Sweden.

The order is worth $31.5 million and is the first from the Army for the man-portable Carl-Gustaf system.

"This is very positive and it further proves the capability of the Carl-Gustaf system," said Tomas Samuelsson, senior vice president and head of Saab's Dynamics business area. "It also shows the high level of trust our customers have for the system."

The navies of many nations know they can count on Rheinmetall’s MASS countermeasure system to protect their fleets from enemy missile attacks. Standing for “Multi Ammunition Softkill System”, MASS is the world’s most advanced system for protecting frigates, corvettes, minesweepers and patrol boats. Outmanoeuvring the international competition, the company has just booked three more important orders for this state-of-the-art force protection system.

Rheinmetall Nitrochemie has won an exclusive deal to provide the British military with propellant systems for ammunition and powder.

The order is estimated at $291.8 million with a 10-year duration.

The Dusseldorf-based company will serve as a subcontractor to Britain's BAE systems, responsible for providing ammunition to the British armed forces as part of a major deal with the Ministry of Defense known as the Munitions Acquisition Supply Solution initiative.