TUCSON, Ariz., April 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy completed the final developmental
test to integrate the Joint Standoff Weapon C onto the F-35 Joint
Strike Fighter's C variant, keeping the low-cost, air-to-ground
missile on track for full deployment in 2019.
The JSOW glide weapon uses a GPS-inertial navigation system with
an imaging infrared seeker that can identify and track targets
autonomously. JSOW C weighs 1,000 pounds and is effective against
high-value land targets at ranges greater than 70 nautical miles,
day or night, and in adverse weather conditions.
"With JSOW C in its internal weapons bay, the Navy's F-35C can
now eliminate the toughest ground targets from significant standoff
ranges," said Mike Jarrett, vice
president of Raytheon Air Warfare Systems. "JSOW's advanced
warhead and smart fuse provide fighter pilots with plenty of
flexibility against hard and soft targets — plus, it has many
programmable effects."
Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the F-35, and the F-35 Joint
Program Office participated in the latest test, which took place on
the Navy's China Lake ranges in
California.
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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, C5I™ products and
services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in
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