DefenceTalkRaytheon and the French Air Force completed a demonstration of a penetrator variant of a Paveway GBU-50 from a Mirage 2000D multirole fighter jet. The weapon met all flight objectives and scored a direct hit against a reinforced concrete slab. “Raytheon is committed to delivering GBU-50’s unique capabilities to our French customer, ” said Mike […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-demos-enhanced-paveway-ii-gbu-50s-for-french-airforce-50199/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company booked a $106 million contract for its combat-proven Paveway II family of precision-guided munitions. The company was awarded the direct commercial sale from an international customer. The contract includes Paveway kits for both GBU-12 (500lb) and GBU-58 (250lb) guided bombs. Paveway is a Raytheon-designed kit that transforms “dumb” bombs into precision-guided munitions. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-books-paveway-ii-contract-48020/