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Raytheon Making Steady Progress Toward NLOS-LS LRIP In Early 2010

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Monday, May 18th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] recently completed the second of two planned captive flight tests, demonstrating the Non-Line-Of-Sight Launch System's (NLOS-LS) seeker aboard a Navy helicopter, said a company official. To date, Raytheon has had three successful controlled test shots, five successful guided test flights and four successful captive test flights, Tom Moody, business development manager, told Defense Daily in a recent interview. "We conducted over 120 runs against various small boats in both stationary and moving scenarios to determine…

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