Engineers at Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., needed cables and harnesses for their Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) system. They found a solution with LaBarge, in St. Louis.
Launched by Navy strike aircraft, JSOW is a glide weapon that uses global positioning satellite (GPS) information to find its target. The missile can receive command data to change its path during flight. Designed to ensure a fighter’s survival in combat, JSOW operates outside the range of an enemy’s line of air defense. U.S. troops have used JSOW during combat in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
LaBarge technicians will build cables to carry electronic data signals throughout the weapon. They will also provide cable assemblies used to perform tests for JSOW functionality.
The work will be performed at LaBarge’s Joplin, Mo., facility in a contract worth $24 million between 2005 and 2012. Headquartered in St. Louis, LaBarge has operations in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas. For more information, see www.labarge.com.
