Sydafrika köper bomber till Gripen

[Thomas Åkerblad]

"South Africa Purchases Raytheon Paveway™ Laser-Guided Bombs
First sale of significant U.S. defense equipment to South Africa in 25 years

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --

The South African Department of Defence awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract for Paveway II laser-guided bombs. Raytheon will provide the South African military with LGB computer control groups and air foil groups that transform "dumb" bombs into precision-guided munitions for operational test and evaluation on South Africa's Gripen fighter aircraft."

http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1610

/Thomas Å