Lockheed Martin has received $194 million from the US Army Aviation & Missile Command to produce the Army Tactile Missile System (ATACMS).

The contract includes the ATACMS Quick Reaction Unitary and the Block IA Missiles, designed specifically for destroying high-priority targets at ranges up to 300 kilometers.

Work will be conducted at the company’s facilities in Dallas and Horizon City, Texas, with completion expected by the second quarter of 2010.

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