LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. said the U.S. Marine Corps signed a $39 million contract sending the shoulder-fired Predator anti-armor missile into low-rate initial production. The contract, awarded Friday, calls for delivery of 330 Predator assault weapons. Final assembly on the short-range missile will be done at Lockheed's plant in Troy, Ala. Predator is a portable, point-and-shoot system designed to defeat advanced armor targets, such as tanks, at ranges from 17 meters to 600 meters. The system weighs less than 22 pounds and is designed to hit tanks at their most vulnerable point.
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