Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a two-year, $23.8m contract to supply engines for Javelin anti-tank missiles

Lockheed Martin, which feared a deal between L3Harris and Aerojet Rocketdyne, may not worry at least about the engines for the Javelin. The company will continue to receive the propulsion systems for two years.

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Lockheed Martin has signed a two-year agreement with Aerojet Rocketdyne worth $23.8 million. The contract involves manufacturing and supplying propulsion systems for the Javelin anti-tank missiles.

Aerojet Rocketdyne has been an engine supplier since the 2000s. During that time it has provided propulsion systems for more than 50,000 anti-tank missiles. President and CEO Eileen Drake said.

The contract was signed amid a decision by US authorities to significantly increase production of the Javelin. In late spring, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon were awarded a $7.2bn contract to supply anti-tank missiles to the US Department of Defense.

Source: Aerojet Rocketdyne