RTX (formerly Raytheon) received $156 million contract to deliver AGM-154 integrated standoff weapons to Bahrain and the U.S. Navy.
According to the contract announcement, 47 air-to-ground missiles will be produced for the Bahrain Air Force, and six will be delivered to the US Navy as in-kind replacements.
All missiles under contract will be modern Block III C variants that support modern missions.
In addition to weapons, RTX provides containers, test supplies, engineering technical services, and related training support.
The majority of the contract work will be performed in Arizona, with an estimated completion date of March 2028.
“Precision attack” weapon
It was originally developed for the US military. AGM-154 It is the first air-launched, network-enabled weapon on fourth- and fifth-generation fighter jets.
It reportedly delivers precision strikes at up to 63 nautical miles (117 kilometers) when launched from an altitude of 40,000 feet (12.2 kilometers).
Utilizes a highly integrated GPS inertial navigation system and thermal imaging infrared seeker to effectively attack targets.
Weighing 1,000 pounds (453 kilograms), the missile can carry a variety of lethal packages, including AGM-154A submunitions, P3I BLU-108 sensor fusion weapon submunitions, and AGM-154C multi-stage warheads.
latest upgrade
Last June, RTX announced: Updating AGM-154C missile technical data package and software.
Bahrain, Canada and Taiwan are said to benefit from modernization.
Meanwhile, Manama had ordered an undisclosed number of AGM-154s to equip its future F-16 fleet.
The upgrade included the addition of a weapon datalink radio and modified seeker software to enhance the weapon’s anti-surface warfare mission.