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The United States has agreed to deliver advance air bombs to Arab allies.
'The Defense Department has approved the delivery of laser-guided air bombs to Egypt, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
The contracts were awarded by the U.S. Air Force under the Foreign Military Sales program.
Raytheon has been awarded five separate competitive contracts totaling $7.9 million for the Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb components. The contracts call for the manufacture and delivery of Paveway II LGB kit components for such international customers as Egypt, Oman, South Korea, Taiwan and the UAE.
The Paveway II LGB system features an onboard guidance system that detects and guides the unit to a target illuminated by an external laser source. The semi-active laser guided munition is meant to destroy a target with far
fewer strikes than required by conventional weapons.
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