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Raytheon Begins Full-Rate Production of TALON Rocket For UAE, Sees Wide Market

Thursday, October 16th, 2014

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Raytheon [RTN] has begun full-rate production of the TALON Laser Guided Rocket co-developed with the United Arab Emirates under a $117 million contract, a company official said. The TALON LGR will be used for the UAE’s AH-64 Apache helicopters. Raytheon will maintain full integration of the TALON system into the UAE armed forces to include logistics, training and warranty support, Darryl Kreitman, TALON program director, said. The TALON LGR is a low-cost, digital semi-active laser guidance and control kit. The…

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