Armament

Raytheon Stinger trainer demonstrates accuracy in Finland VSHORADS field trials

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Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Stinger demonstrated flawless performance in recent Very Short Range Air Defense System (SHORADS) field trials in Finland. During the trials, six Finnish gunners were trained on three missile system tracking trainers. Using the trainer, each Finnish gunner successfully simulated tracking and engaging targets flown by the Finnish Army Materiel Command, including … Dowiedz się więcej

Lockheed Martin’s paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb Successfully Employed In Navy Exercises

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Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB) was successfully employed in recent U.S. Navy Tactics Development exercises at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon, Nev. During four missions over a two-day period, F/A-18C/D Hornets and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets released 36 GBU-12F/B bombs fitted with recently upgraded paveway … Dowiedz się więcej

Modernized Patriot system aces PAC-3 test

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Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) new-production Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully launched a PAC-3 missile to engage a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. This test was the culmination of two years of testing of the complete system, proving system performance in all environments and against all threats. … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon, US Navy Deliver 5,000th AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile

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Raytheon Company’s AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile program has marked a milestone of delivering 5,000 missiles to the U.S. government and nine international partners. „The 400 Raytheon employees and the hundreds of employees who work for our suppliers around the world helped achieve this significant milestone,” said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems’ Air … Dowiedz się więcej

Defense Acquisition Board Approves Standard Missile-6 Full-Rate Production

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A Defense Acquisition Board approved full-rate production of Raytheon Company’s (RTN) Standard Missile-6. Once operational in 2013, the SM-6 will provide U.S. Navy vessels extended range protection against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles. „SM-6 is a game-changing, transformational fleet defense missile, and we’re on track to reach initial operating capability … Dowiedz się więcej