BAE Systems wins $618 million U.S. defence contract - Pentagon

A sign adorns a hangar at the BAE Systems facility at Salmesbury, near Preston, northern England March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc, a unit of BAE Systems PLC , 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)