The Program Executive Office for Strike Weapons and Unmanned Aviation has announced the award of a major contract modification, on a non-competitive basis, to Raytheon Systems Company, Tucson, Arizona, allowing for ordering of remanufacture and related support of Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to the Block III configuration. This includes participation by the United Kingdom. The modification to contract N00019-00-D-0275 is valued at up to $350,000,000.

Missile deliveries could begin as early as 12 months after contract award but deliveries are required to begin no later than August 2003. Average time required to remanufacture a missile is 120 days from induction into the manufacturing facility.

Subcontractors to Raytheon Missile Systems Company for this effort are Williams International (Walled Lake, Michigan and Ogden, Utah); Lockheed Martin (Akron, Ohio); Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Northrop Grumman (Salt Lake City, Utah); Honeywell (Minneapolis, Minnesota); and Atlantic Research Corporation (Camden, Arkansas).

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