Raytheon Wins Sidewinder Missile Support Contract For US, 20 Other Nations

Raytheon has won a $79 million contract for engineering services and training for AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles for the US Navy, Air Force and the governments of 20 nations.

"Services to be provided by Raytheon worth $78,723,292 include repair of AIM-9X Block II tactical missiles, captive air training missiles and special air training missiles, and integrated product support, such as training, in-service software support, depot management and material shortages monitoring," The US department of defense announced Friday.

Foreign governments covered by the Foreign Military Sales agreement are Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey and the Netherlands.

The AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missile is a dual-use missile for air-to-air or surface-to-air use, according to published reports. The Sidewinder is compatible with US Army's ground-based multi-mission launcher used to provide air defense against ballistic missiles and aircraft.