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Raytheon Announces Milestones For SDB II, Joint Strike Missile, And Digital HUD

Monday, July 16th, 2018

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Raytheon Announces Milestones For SDB II, Joint Strike Missile, And Digital HUD

The StormBreaker Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II. (Photo: Raytheon)

Raytheon [RTN] announced three milestones for defense products Monday during the start of the Farnborough International Airshow outside London, including the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II, Joint Strike Missile, and an F-16 heads-up display (HUD).The SDB II, now known as the StormBreaker bomb, entered operational testing as of Monday after the weapon completed a successful Operational Test Readiness Review this past spring.The Stormbreaker is an advancement over the earlier SDB I by having a a tri-mode seeker that uses imaging…

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