Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has won a multiyear,  $200 million contract to upate the close-in weapon systems of Japan’s maritime self-defense force.
The company will provide upgrade kits, support equipment and hardware spares for the Phalanx weapon systems, Raytheon said Thursday.
“Phalanx provides the critical inner-layer of protection to sailors around the globe against threats that are continually evolving, ” said Rick Nelson, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems’ naval and area mission defense product line.
Phalanx is a computer-controlled system that works to track and engage threats targeting ship defense systems.
Raytheon designed Phalanx with SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense systems to expand the weapon’s keep-out range against anti-ship missiles and aircraft threats.
