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Raytheon Developing Anti-Surface Ship Modification For Tomahawk

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Friday, May 1st, 2009

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By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] is developing an upgrade to the Tomahawk cruise missile to make it capable of targeting maritime moving targets, a company official said. Using its own internal research and development funds, Raytheon has been looking to add a new seeker to the nose of the Tomahawk, Everett Tackett, business development manager for Tomahawk, told Defense Daily in a recent interview. "We have several candidates out there, but the most promising is AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array),"…

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