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Raytheon Developing Ground Version of AMRAAM

Thursday, February 26th, 2015

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Raytheon [RTN] said it is developing a variant of its air-to-air missile system known as AMRAAM that will operate from the ground with extended range with a capability of reaching higher altitudes.Raytheon is calling the system AMRAAM-ER and said the new system will be faster and more maneuverable than its airborne system and will leverage the existing capabilities in AMRAAM."With AMRAAM-ER, Raytheon is rewriting the book on ground-based air defense,” said Mike Jarrett, the company’s vice president of air warfare…

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