LONDON, July 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company's (NYSE: RTN) StormBreaker™ bomb, formerly called the Small
Diameter Bomb II, or SDB II™ bomb, has entered
operational testing, a step closer to providing U.S. Air Force
pilots the capability to strike maneuvering targets in adverse
weather. Operational testing follows completion of a successful
Operational Test Readiness Review in Spring 2018.
The StormBreaker tri-mode seeker uses imaging infrared,
millimeter wave and semi-active laser, giving pilots the ability to
destroy moving targets on the battlefield in adverse weather from
standoff ranges.
"StormBreaker has completed a rigorous set of testing," said
Mike Jarrett, Raytheon Air Warfare
Systems vice president. "With its tri-mode seeker and datalink,
StormBreaker will transform the battlespace by rendering adverse
weather irrelevant."
Operational test flights are slated to begin in Summer 2018.
StormBreaker will be fielded first on the F-15E Strike Eagle, and
is planned to be integrated onto the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by
2022.
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$25 billion and 64,000 employees, is
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government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 96 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5ITM products
and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers
in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in
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