Aerojet, the subsidiary of Rancho Cordova-based GenCorp Inc., said it has been awarded a $40 million contract to deliver HAWK rocket motors to the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for sale to allied countries.
The company said deliveries of an unspecified number of rocket motors to AMCOM are expected to begin in 2010.
The HAWK is a surface-to-air guided, medium-range missile that provides air defense coverage against low-to-medium-altitude aircraft. Aerojet officials said the system is currently in use by 20 allied countries.
– Mark Glover