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CAM Testing Complete, U.K. Could Soon Deploy Raytheon’s ASTOR

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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

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By B.C. Kessner FARNBOROUGH, England--Raytheon [RTN] and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) have completed capabilities assurance mission (CAM) testing of the Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) system and the long-awaited capability could soon be deployed, the company said here yesterday. "There is no doubt this capability will benefit ongoing operations," Wing Cmdr. Jerry Cowell from MoD Defence Equipment Support told reporters at a press briefing. British airmen and soldiers returning from service in Afghanistan and Iraq played a key…

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