Raytheon Receives 1,000th AMRAAM Rocket Motor From Nammo - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Raytheon Co. (RTN) Sunday said it received the 1,000th AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-To-Air Missile or AMRAAM rocket motor from Nammo Group, a propulsion products company based in Raufoss, Norway.

AMRAAM is a combat-proven missile that has shown operational flexibility in air-to-air and surface-launch engagement scenarios. The motor is scheduled to be installed in a production AIM-120C7 missile later this month.

After a lengthy qualification process in October 2012, Nammo was certified as an AMRAAM rocket motor supplier for Raytheon and has been delivering motors at the rate of about 90 motors per month.