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Raytheon UK To Deliver New Vehicle GPS Anti-Jam Antennas

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

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Raytheon [RTN] UK yesterday said it has been awarded a contract by the U.K. Ministry of Defense to deliver a new GPS Anti-Jam Antenna System. The contract value was not released. The contract, for an undisclosed number of advanced systems, is for deployment in operational theaters spanning multiple vehicle platforms. This Urgent Operational Requirement contract is the first award for Raytheon's GPS Anti-Jam (AJ) Land product family. Bob Delorge, chief executive, Raytheon UK, said: "Raytheon UK has a track record…

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