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Turkish Company To Supply Key Component For Patriot GEM-T

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Monday, May 4th, 2009

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Raytheon Co. [RTN] named a Turkish missile manufacturer as an international supplier of a key component of the Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile- Tactical (GEM-T). Under the agreement, Roket Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S (Roketsan) of Ankara, Turkey, will subcontract to Raytheon to integrate and test the control actuation system for the Patriot GEM-T missile for the United Arab Emirates. Working with subcontractors throughout Turkey and the United States, Roketsan will coordinate and perform the major assembly work at its Ankara facility.…

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