Raytheon receives $155.6 million Rolling Airframe Missile contract for German Navy

Raytheon was awarded a $155.6 million contract to manufacture Block 2 Rolling Airframe Missiles for delivery to the German navy. It repre...

Raytheon was awarded a $155.6 million contract to manufacture Block 2 Rolling Airframe Missiles for delivery to the German navy. It represents the largest single RAM award by Germany. The contract was awarded in Raytheon's first quarter of 2013.
RAM is a cooperative program between the U.S. and German governments with industry support from Raytheon and RAMSYS of Germany.
It complements the $100 million RAM Block 2 production contracts with the U.S. Navy signed in 2012 and Raytheon's 11 critical Block 2 development test flights.
RAM is on solid footing to begin government testing in May.

RAM is a supersonic, lightweight, quick reaction, fire-and-forget missile providing defense against anti-ship cruise missiles, helicopter and airborne threats, and hostile surface craft.
The missile's autonomous dual-mode, passive radio frequency and infrared guidance design provides a high-firepower capability for engaging multiple threats simultaneously.
RAM equips nearly 100 ships as an integral self-defense weapon for the navies of Egypt,Germany, Greece, Japan, Republic of Korea, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
The RAM Block 2 upgrade includes a four-axis independent control actuator system and an increase in rocket motor capability, increasing the missile's effective range and delivering a significant increase in maneuverability. The improved missile also incorporates an upgraded passive radio frequency seeker and a digital autopilot.