For Star subscribers: A half-dozen weapon systems made by Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense are helping Ukraine defend itself against the Russian invasion.
David Wichner Weapon systems made by Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense are helping to turn the tide of war in Ukraine, which has received billions of dollars worth of arms from the U.S. and other allies to help it repel the Russian invasion.
People are also reading… Javelin anti-tank missile Produced by both Raytheon and Lockheed Martin under a joint venture based in Tucson, the portable Javelin can target tanks up to about a mile and half away and attack from a high arc to hit tanks on top where their armor is lightest, locking onto targets to allow operators to move immediately after firing.
Stinger air-defense missile First fielded in 1981, Raytheon’s lightweight, “man-portable” Stinger air-defense missile uses heat-seeking infrared homing to hit low-flying aircraft, helicopters and drones at a range of up to nearly three miles. NASAMS Co-produced by Raytheon and Norway-based Kongsberg Defence, NASAMS defends against drones, fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and cruise missiles, at at range of up to about 30 miles.
Excalibur artillery shell Co-developed by Raytheon Missiles & Defense and BAE Systems Bofors, the GPS-guided Excalibur 155mm artillery shell can hit targets within a few meters at a range of about 25 miles. Each shell cost about $113,000 in fiscal 2021, according to Pentagon budget documents.
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