Raytheon Awarded $16 Million Contract for LAU-115 and LAU-116 Missile Launcher Production

Raytheon Awarded $16 Million Contract for LAU-115 and LAU-116 Missile Launcher Production:

RESTON, Va., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been awarded a $16 million U.S. Navy contract for the production of LAU-115 and LAU-116 missile launchers. Both launchers are required to support the Navy's F/A-18E/F aircraft production deliveries that are scheduled through 2012.
In addition to providing engineering support, Raytheon will produce, assemble, integrate, test and ship the launchers, with the first deliveries scheduled for 2005. Work will be performed in Indianapolis.
'The LAU-115 and LAU-116 provide the structural and electrical interfaces that allow the F/A-18 aircraft to carry and launch missiles such as Sparrow, Sidewinder and Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM),' said Donna Chastain, director of engineering for Engineering and Production Support (EPS), RTSC's business unit in Indianapolis, and former program manager for aircraft auxiliary systems at RTSC.