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Raytheon Continues To Demonstrate Successful Tests of SM-6

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Monday, February 1st, 2010

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By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] conducted the fourth successful flight test of its Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) as the company readies to take its anti-cruise missile weapon to sea later this year, a company official said recently. Dubbed the Extended range Air Defense Missile, the SM-6 is being developed to target long-range cruise missiles, Dan Lambert, senior manager business development naval weapons systems, told Defense Daily at the Surface Navy Association's annual symposium in Arlington, Va. The SM-6 uses the same…

Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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Congress

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