Raytheon has received a contract from the Air Force for nearly $270 million to produce 500 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles—for foreign military sales to Pakistan. The company must complete the work by April 2011.
The Air Force’s study of possible links to elevated rates of cancer among personnel who worked on intercontinental continental ballistic missiles has begun, the commander in charge of the U.S. ICBM fleet confirmed March 28. The initial phase of that study will mine cancer registries for information and compile a…