Hundreds of Scottish jobs have been safeguarded by a new £25 million contract for more laser-guided bombs from the Ministry of Defence.
The additional Paveway IV bombs – manufactured by Raytheon – will be carried by Tornado jets in Afghanistan, and are also due to be carried by new Typhoon and Lightning II aircraft.
Used during last year's air campaign over Libya, the precision weapons use GPS technology to enable 24-hour attacks against a wide range of targets.
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