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JLENS Sensor Suite Demonstrates Ability To Defeat Cruise Missile, Raytheon Says

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, September 24th, 2012

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The Army’s aerostat sensor suite built by Raytheon [RTN] has demonstrated an ability to take out a cruise missile through sea-based defenses in a joint test recently with the Navy, the company said Friday. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, or JLENS, which is based on a tethered aerostat, successfully fed tracking data through the Navy’s Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) sensors network and Aegis Weapon System to guide a Standard Missile 6 into a successful…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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