Order Placed For Hundreds Of Tomahawk Missiles
June 11 2012
Raytheon has received a $337.8 million order from for 361 Tomahawk Block IV missiles, reports the Dept. of Defense.
The cruise missiles, to be used by the U.S. Navy, were ordered by the Naval Air Systems Command
The order consists of 238 vertical launch system (VLS) missiles, which are fired from surface ships, and 123 capsule launch system (CLS) Tomahawks to be used on submarines, according to a Pentagon release.
Work is expected to be completed in August 2014.
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