TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 17, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN), in partnership with the Spanish Army and the U.S. Air Force, recently
conducted three successful surface-launched firings of the Advanced
Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at Sweden's missile test range in
Vidsel, Sweden.
The firings consisted of a telemetry shot against a sub-scale target
drone, which resulted in a skin-to-skin hit, and two shots successfully
demonstrating Raytheon's new command destruct/self destruct (CD/SD)
capability for AMRAAM in the surface launch mode.
The CD/SD capability provides greater flexibility in the employment of
Surface Launched AMRAAM (SL-AMRAAM) while engaging cruise missile and
unmanned aerial vehicle threats. The capability helps mitigate collateral
damage when used in a surface launch role within an urban environment.
Additionally, CD/SD software provides the capability of a programmable
self-destruct to help reduce fratricide. These successful tests concluded
more than 24 months of work on the Software Upgrade Program 2006 for
AMRAAM.
The CD/SD tests complement a string of successful SL-AMRAAM firings
that started in May 2006 with the Norwegian Air Force scoring seven direct
hits at its Andoya Rocket Range in Norway. "These recent successes support
the operational effectiveness of using the combat-proven AMRAAM in a
ground-to-air role for U.S. and allied air defense forces," said Randy
Walters, Raytheon program manager for AMRAAM Surface Launch Applications.
Raytheon Company, with 2005 sales of $21.9 billion, is an industry
leader in defense and government electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people
worldwide.
Contact:
Chandra Stewart
520.794.8580
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Chandra Stewart of Raytheon, +1-520-794-8580
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