New Missile Program Could Give Raytheon, Boeing Chance To Challenge Lockheed

By Jason Sherman / February 20, 2015 at 1:17 PM
The Army next month plans to finalize a recommendation for a potential new long-range, guided missile program that -- if approved by Defense Department leaders -- could give Raytheon and Boeing the chance to challenge Lockheed Martin's historic incumbency as provider of the service's premier ground-launched, deep-strike weapon. According to the Army's fiscal year 2016 budget request, the service is weeks away from completing a Long Range Precision Fires analysis of alternatives commissioned by the Pentagon's acquisition executive in November...

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