TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 14, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- The Raytheon Company-led team
for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) program has
conducted a successful wind tunnel test of its 2.75-inch laser guided rocket
system.
The test -- at the Trisonic Wind Tunnel facility in El Segundo, Calif.,
Sept. 25 to Oct. 11 -- finalized and verified details of the aerodynamic
design of the vehicle, including canard and improved tail fin design, for the
U.S. Army's APKWS II program.
These results show that the Raytheon team's design will meet the demanding
operational requirements of aviation forces. The test also provided measured
aerodynamic data across all flight requirements to fully populate a six-
degree-of-freedom simulation in the U.S. Army's Common Simulation Framework.
"This successful wind tunnel test, which reduces the overall program risk
and cost, is another key step to demonstrate the maturity of the Raytheon
team's laser guided rocket for the APKWS II program," said Richard Janik,
Raytheon's APKWS II program capture manager.
The APKWS II system will be a multi-service, multi-user, multi-platform
system designed to engage and destroy stationary, re-locatable and moving
targets ranging from buildings and bunkers to tactical vehicles. The weapon is
also optimized to fight in today's urban and complex terrain environment and
to destroy small naval targets such as patrol craft.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2004 sales of $20.2 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:
Sara Hammond
520.794.7810
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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