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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Raytheon marks 1,000th Tomahawk delivery

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile to the U.S. Navy this week as the company builds on the success of the sea-launched guided weapon.

With both an indoor ceremony and a barbecue, complete with grilled chicken and commemorative T-shirts, Raytheon and military officials on Tuesday commended hundreds of employees for a job well done.

"Four years, 1,000 missiles — it's time to celebrate," Harry Schulte, the vice president of Raytheon's Air Warfare Systems product line, said in an interview Thursday.

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