The RequirementThe Ministry of Defence has selected Paveway IV to be it’s new all-weather, 24-hourPrecision Guided Bomb (PGB) for use by the RAF and the Royal Navy. Paveway IV willincorporate a new Mk82 500lb warhead, a new UK 'intelligent' fuse, and an electronicjamming resistant GPS guidance kit.

Paveway IV is designed to minimise collateral damage without comprising operationalflexibility or effectiveness. Paveway IV is planned to enter service in 2006 and will bedeployed on Tornado GR4/4A, Harrier GR9/9A and Eurofighter. Paveway IV will becomethe UK's general-purpose precision weapon.

Precision Guided BombPaveway IV

Deadly Accurate - Paveway IV

Increased Stand-off Range - Paveway IV has been designed to meet the UK’srequirements. It is the very latest GPS guided Paveway weapon that builds on the unrivalled combat success of the Paveway family of weapons. Its stand-off range issignificantly greater than any other precision guided bomb. Paveway IV’s uniquemanoeuverablity means that, if necessary, following launch it can turn and attack atarget behind the delivery aircraft.

Highly Accurate - Paveway IV utilises second-generation, state-of-the-art GPS aidedinertial navigation that incorporates anti-spoofing and anti-jamming technology.Paveway IV will provide ‘pin point’ accuracy in all operational scenarios.

Operationally Flexible - Paveway IV can switch between GPS and laser guidancemodes, even after release, giving the pilot maximum flexibility to attack re-locatableand moving targets as well as fixed targets. Paveway IV also incorporates a sophisticated proximity fusing sensor and penetrator nose-plug in every weapon thusallowing pilots to be re-tasked against any type of target at any time whilst airborne.

Proven - Paveway IV has evolved from Enhanced Paveway and builds on the phenomenal success already achieved by the RAF since 2002 with Enhanced Paveway.This has resulted in the RAF's Enhanced Paveway/Tornado GR4 being the preferred GPSguided weapon/platform combination by Joint Force Commanders.

Low Risk - Paveway IV's evolution from its Paveway legacy is a low risk approachbecause it draws on processes and expertise that are tried and tested. All team members are existing Paveway contractors, and integration risk is very low becausePaveway is already integrated or being integrated onto all candidate aircraft.

Low Cost - Paveway IV has a very low unit price because it draws on Raytheon investment in developing commonality of components across several products toreduce cost, as well as benefiting from large Paveway production orders. Life cyclecosts are further reduced because Paveway IV uses MoD's existing training, logisticsand testing arrangements. Paveway will be in service globally for the next twodecades with the US and other allies.

Growth - Paveway IV can easily be fitted with the proven LongShot wing kit that willmore than double its range. The Paveway IV modular design can incorporate a widearray of electro optical sensors and data links to allow integration into a nettedtargeting system. Paveway IV’s modularity also means it can be fitted to different sizedwarheads with no modification to guidance software.

Benefits to UK plc

• UK Prime Contractor – The programme will be managed by RaytheonSystems Limited (RSL) in Harlow supported by technology transferred from Raytheon

Missiles Systems in the US. Logistic and in-service support will be provided by RSLBedford which has supported Paveway in the UK for over 20 years. Paveway IV designauthority will be transferred from Raytheon US to RSL in the UK. This will enable RSL tomodify and develop the weapon as required by the MoD.

• Made in Britain – Paveway IV is a joint US/UK design and will bemanufactured at RSL Glenrothes. Portsmouth Aviation Limited (PAL) will manufacturethe weapon’s airfoil group, which gives the weapon its tremendous aerodynamic

performance. PAL will also manufacture the Paveway IV containers to meet UKrequirements. The weapon’s mechanical and electrical interface with the aircraft hasbeen designed by MBM Technology and will be manufactured at their plant in Brighton.The fuse has been designed by Thales Missile Electronics, and will be manufactured in

Basingstoke. QinetiQ at Farnborough will co-ordinate the test and qualification of theweapon at UK ranges including Shoeburyness and Pendine. Aircraft integration will beundertaken in conjunction with BAE Systems in Warton and Farnborough.

• Established Paveway Team – The Raytheon Paveway IV team is wellestablished and has proved extremely successful in delivering UK weapon programmes.Over the years it has delivered Paveway II, Paveway III, Enhanced Paveway and Maverick.The latter two programmes were delivered in rapid time (10 and 6 months respectively)

from contract award to full integration and operational service as Urgent OperationalRequirements post - Kosovo. Raytheon has also delivered AMRAAM and Tomahawk. Allprogrammes were delivered ahead or on time and to a fixed price budget. The PavewayIV team’s past performance thus gives the MoD the assurance that the PGB programme

will be low risk and equally successful.

• High Export Potential – Paveway IV will be exported from the UK. Pavewayhas an extensive existing global customer base. Paveway products are used by 33

different air forces and are integrated on 25 different combat aircraft. Paveway IV’suniquely flexible integration design means that the weapon can be integrated on all ofthese aircraft at minimal risk and cost. The availability of dual mode laser/GPS guidancewithin a single weapon means that air forces do not have to incur the expense of

maintaining two separate (laser and GPS) weapon stockpiles. Utilising existing Pavewayinfrastructure makes Paveway IV procurement an even more cost-effective option.

Contact:Dean Mason, Raytheon Systems Limited,Tel: +44 (0) 207 569 5564 Fax: +44 (0) 207 569 5596

Raytheon Systems, Glenrothes

Guidance Unit Assembly

BAE Systems,Warton

Aircraft Integration

Raytheon Systems, BedfordCLS, ILS and In Service Support

Raytheon Systems, Harlow

Programme Management

MBM Technology, PortsladeSuspension Interface,ContainersPortsmouth Aviation,

Portsmouth

MUX 650 Tail manufacture,Container

Thales BasingstokeBomb Fuze

QinetiQ

Warhead Test andQualification

QinetiQ, PendineTest Range