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Raytheon Gets $10 Million To Develop Air-Launched Boost-Phase Interceptor

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Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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By Marina Malenic Raytheon [RTN] is developing a new air-launched missile capable of shooting down ballistic missiles shortly after they are launched. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded the company a $10 million contract for research and development on the Net-Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE), a company official said on Sept. 17. NCADE is a two-stage missile with an infrared seeker about the size of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), Thomas Keck, Raytheon Missile Systems vice president for Air…

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