Armor: December 31, 1999

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Raytheon has received a $45 million contract for the first batch of full-rate production Improved Target Acquisition Systems for Humvee-mounted TOW missile launchers. The system includes a second-generation thermal imager, eye-safe laser rangefinder, and gunner-aided target tracker. The first 112 systems are under production in the first two low-rate contracts.--Stephen V Cole