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Friday, December 21, 2012
Raytheon 900 Missiles Behind in Deliveries, U.S. Says
Raytheon Co. has fallen almost 900 missiles behind in deliveries of the military’s most advanced air-to-air weapon to the U.S. Air Force, Navy and allies because of a subcontractor’s difficulties manufacturing motors.
The delayed weapons are the newest version of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. They are intended for deployment to Air Force fighter wings and Navy aircraft carriers once testing is done and they are declared combat-ready. Raytheon was to have delivered about 1,800 missiles as of last month, according to Air Force figures.
The missile “is a critical tool of several nations’ air forces, most importantly our own,” Lieutenant General Charles Davis, the military deputy for Air Force acquisition, said in an e-mail statement.
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