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NetFires LLC’s NLOS-LS Scores Direct Hit In First Guided Test Flight

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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon [RTN] Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin [LMT] Missiles and Fire Control, announced the completion of the first guided test flight of the Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System's (NLOS LS) Precision Attack Missile (PAM) with a direct hit against a stationary T-72 tank at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "This was a big day for the NLOS-LS team," said Col. Doug Dever, the Army's NLOS-LS Project Manager. "This shot verifies the missile can…

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