Raytheon Co. has won a lucrative missile contract from the U.S. Air Force.
The company announced it was awarded $450 million to design, engineer, manufacture and develop a new air-launched, precision-strike missile that can defeat moving and fixed targets during bad weather.
Delivery is expected to begin in 2013 with a required assets available date in late 2014.
It is unclear where the missile will be manufactured
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