CHINA LAKE, Calif.,
Feb. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The
U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) conducted two successful
flight tests on Jan. 27 and 29. The
first flight test demonstrated a Tomahawk cruise missile which was
synthetically guided to hit a Mobile Ship Target (MST). The second
flight test demonstrated a reduced mission planning time in a
realistic "call for fire" scenario.
"The combat-proven Tomahawk is unmatched in its capability,"
said Mike Jarrett, Raytheon Air
Warfare Systems vice president. "Raytheon and the U.S. Navy are
working together to enhance Tomahawk and provide the warfighter
with even more options in the battlespace."
In the first test, a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile fired from
the destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) flew a pre-planned mission
until a surveillance aircraft sent real-time target information to
the Joint Network Enabled Weapons Mission Management Capability
(JNEW-MMC) located at Naval Air Warfare Center – Weapons Division
(NAWC-WD), China Lake. The
JNEW-MMC provided updated data to the missile in flight before it
successfully struck the MST. This demonstration is the first step
toward evolving Tomahawk with improved network capability and
extends its reach from fixed and mobile to moving targets.
This flight test was the culmination of a collaborative effort
between the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at
China Lake, Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Port Hueneme Division and Raytheon Missile Systems.
In the second test, the USS Kidd (DDG 100) launched
another Tomahawk Block IV missile on a "call-for-fire" mission in
support of shore-based Marines staged on San Nicolas Island.
Using GPS navigational updates, the missile performed a vertical
dive to impact on San Nicolas Island, scoring a direct hit on the
target designated by the Marines. The test provided valuable data
for the Marine Expeditionary Force to evaluate and evolve their
call for fire capability.
About Tomahawk
The U.S. Navy has conducted more than
70 successful Tomahawk Block IV flight tests since 2006. The
cruise missile has been employed in combat more than 2000 times
since it was introduced. Tomahawk is the key weapon used by U.S.
and British forces in defeating integrated air defense systems and
striking high value fixed and mobile targets in support of national
policy.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a
history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command,
control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as cyber
security and a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is
headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and
follow us on Twitter @raytheon.
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