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Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems said Thursday its Javelin Joint Venture was awarded a $29.9 million contract from the United States Marine Corps to upgrade the system.

The Javelin Joint Venture — a one-soldier "fire-and-forget" medium-range missile system — is a system built by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.

Raytheon said the upgrade will extend the detection, recognition and identification range of the command launch unit while doubling the operating time. The upgrades began in October and are expected to be completed in 2011, a Raytheon statement said.