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Raytheon Delivers 2,000th Tomahawk Block IV Cruise Missile to Navy

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Monday, March 1st, 2010

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In a significant production milestone, Raytheon [RTN] delivered the 2,000th Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile to the U.S. Navy. "Tomahawk Block IV provides the Navy with a combat-proven weapon that plays a critical role in hybrid warfare operations," Capt. Dave Davison, the Navy's program manager for the Tomahawk weapon system, said in a statement. "The Navy's receipt of the 2,000th Tomahawk Block IV provides the commander with a powerful tactical weapon to shape the battlespace and prosecute time-critical targets." Tomahawk…

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