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Navy Awards Raytheon $81 Million Joint Standoff Weapon Contract

Navy Awards Raytheon $81 Million Joint Standoff Weapon Contract
An F-16C Fighting Falcon releases an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) over the Utah Test and Training Range. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

The Navy earlier this spring awarded Raytheon [RTN] an $80.5 million contract for Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1s, according to a company statement. The JSOW C-1 adds a weapon data link radio and modified seeker software to the existing JSOW C variant, which increases the anti-surface warfare mission capability. The weapon is designed to provide fleet forces with the capability and flexibility to engage moving maritime targets, while retaining its robust capability against stationary land targets. A Joint Standoff Weapon…

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