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Missile Defense Agency Begins MQ-9 Sensor Flight Tests

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Thursday, October 28th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic The Missile Defense Agency has begun flight tests of a missile tracking sensor aboard an MQ-9 Reaper aircraft, officials from sensor manufacturer Raytheon [RTN] said this week. The agency is conducting experiments off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai using Raytheon's advanced Airborne Optical Sensor system, said Andy Bonnot, product line director for Space and Airborne Systems Surveillance & Targeting Systems at Raytheon. "The system allows operators to watch areas of interest uninterrupted and allows…

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