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Jordan signs deals with U.S. to buy TOW missiles

Xinhua, May 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

Jordan's Defense Ministry on Tuesday signed an agreement with U.S. Department of Defense to acquire tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided, or TOW, missiles made by Raytheon Company.

Raytheon will begin deliveries to Jordan this year, Raytheon Company said in a statement to the press.

The agreement was announced during the 11th Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX) 2016, which is held in Jordan until May 12.

TOW is in service in more than 40 international armed forces and integrated on more than 15,000 ground, vehicle and helicopter platforms worldwide.

Raytheon has delivered more than 690,000 TOW missiles to U.S. and allied warfighters. The TOW weapon system will be in service with the U.S. military beyond 2025.

"Our international partners rely on the kind of extended-range precision TOW provides," said Scott Speet, Raytheon TOW program director. "We're looking forward to providing them this capability for many years to come,'' Speet said. Endit