Aerojet
has been awarded a contract with
Raytheon Missile Systemsto assemble, qualify and produce TOW Bunker Buster warheads. Aerojet's contract is valued at more than $8 million.
The Tube-launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) Bunker Buster missile is intended to defeat urban structures and earthen bunkers on the battlefield.
Aerojet's first delivery of the warhead is planned for September of 2006. Explosive loading will be accomplished at Aerojet's
In August, Aerojet announced a multi-year contract with Raytheon Missile Systems to fabricate warheads for the TOW Weapon System on the 2A and 2B missiles. Warhead production for those missiles will also be processed in
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