
Raytheon [RTN] and the U.S. Army recently successfully test fired an AIM-9X Block II missile from the military’s ground-based Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-I (IFPC 2-I) Block 1 Multi-Mission Launcher (MML), the company said Wednesday.The AIM-9X is normally an air-to-air missile, fired from an aircraft to aerial targets. However, this latest test shows the most recent version can be used in ground-based air defense without modification as well, Raytheon said."This is another example of how Raytheon is leveraging its…