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Raytheon snags $70 million contract with the Department of Defense

Under the contract, Raytheon will make 65 targeting systems.

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Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems in McKinney has just been awarded a $70 million contract by the Department of Defense, reports the Dallas Business Journal. Under the terms of the contract, Raytheon will build 65 targeting systems for unmanned aircraft.

According to the DBJ, work on the systems is expected to be completed in August 2008.

Based in Waltham, Mass, Raytheon employs more than 78,000 people in DFW, including 2,600 in McKinney.


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Magic Mike, says:

There's a whole lotta weaponry bein' sold, there must be a war goin' on... <p>

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Todd Maternowski, says:

For those who were initially as confused about what's going on in this video as I was, here's the description from Youtube:

"A "trophy" video appearing to show security guards in Baghdad randomly shooting Iraqi civilians has sparked two investigations after it was posted on the internet, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal. The video has sparked concern that private security companies, which are not subject to any form of regulation either in Britain or in Iraq, could be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent Iraqis. The video, which first appeared on a website that has been linked unofficially to Aegis Defence Services, contained four separate clips, in which security guards open fire with automatic rifles at civilian cars. All of the shooting incidents apparently took place on "route Irish", a road that links the airport to Baghdad."

Magic Mike, says:

This was all over the alternative media sites and in mainstream overseas press. The American establishment media has pretty much silenced this incident though. The “South African” perpetrators were let off the hook.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main....

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http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112...

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