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Navy Finishes Flight Tests For RAM Upgrade

Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

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Navy Finishes Flight Tests For RAM Upgrade

The Block 2 version of the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) during testing. (Photo: Raytheon)

The U.S. Navy finished a series of guided flight tests for the Raytheon [RTN] Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2A surface-to-air missile, the company said Tuesday. The RAM is designed to provide anti-ship missile defense for different naval platforms. It is a cooperative program with Germany and the Block 2 variant is designed to counter anti-ship cruise missile threats faced by U.S. and allied forces. These recent tests demonstrated improved guidance and targeting for the RAM. Development, production, and maintenance…

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