The US Navy has awarded Raytheon Electronic Systems a $5 million contract for continuing engineering and maintenance support for its Relocatable-Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) systems. The contract includes options which, if exercised, will bring the value of the work to nearly $20 million. The work will be performed in Chesapeake, Virginia, and at Raytheon's Sudbury, Massachusetts, engineering site. The radar is used to provide long-range warning.
Source: Flight International
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Athens signed a long-sought letter of offer and acceptance with airframer Lockheed Martin covering 20 F-35 stealth fighters, with options for a further 20 jets.
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