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GATR Flight Tests Successful In Israel

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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

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ATK [ATK] and Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] June 1 said they have successfully conducted flight tests in Israel of the Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket (GATR). "In a recent demonstration, conducted in Israel, GATR was deployed from a helicopter using a 'lock-on before launch' method to engage an off-boresight target at a range of approximately three kilometers," the companies said in a statement. ATK and Elbit validated flight worthiness, safe separation launch, and autonomous laser designated guided flight through a series…

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