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====Missiles and laser-guided bombs==== In 1961, TI won the guidance and control system contract for the defense suppression [[AGM-45 Shrike]] [[antiradiation missile]]. This led later to the prime on the [[AGM-88 HARM|high-speed antiradiation missile]] (AGM-88 HARM) development contract in 1974 and production in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raytheon AGM-88 HARM |url=https://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-88.html |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=www.designation-systems.net}}</ref> In 1964, TI began development of the first laser guidance system for [[precision-guided munition]]s, leading to the [[Paveway]] series of [[laser-guided bomb]]s (LGBs). The first LGB was the [[BOLT-117]].<ref name="usaf-bolt117">{{cite web |title=Texas Instruments BOLT-117 Laser Guided Bomb |url=https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196016/texas-instruments-bolt-117-laser-guided-bomb/ |website=National Museum of the United States Air Force |publisher=United States Air Force |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref> In 1969, TI won the Harpoon (missile) Seeker contract. In 1986, TI won the Army [[FGM-148 Javelin]] [[fire-and-forget]] man portable antitank guided missile in a joint venture with [[Martin Marietta]]. In 1991, TI was awarded the contract for the [[AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raytheon AGM-154 JSOW |url=http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-154.html |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=www.designation-systems.net}}</ref> In 1988, TI paid the U.S. government $5.2 million "to settle allegations one of its divisions overcharged the government on contracts for guided missiles sold to the [[United States Navy|Navy]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Instruments Pays U.S. $5.2 Million for Overcharges |url=https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/Pre_96/August94/447.txt.html |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=www.justice.gov}}</ref>
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