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BAE Systems wins $618 mln U.S. defense contract -Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Oct (HKSE: 3366-OL.HK - news) 7 (Reuters) - BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc, a unit of BAE Systems PLC (Other OTC: BAESF - news) , is being awarded a $618 million contract for Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II rockets for the U.S. military and the governments of Iraq, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Jordan, and Australia, the Pentagon said on Friday. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)