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Raytheon TALON LGR Prepares For Potential Operational Use

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, May 5th, 2014

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Raytheon TALON LGR Prepares For Potential Operational Use

TALON Laser Guided Rocket Photo: Raytheon

Raytheon [RTN] and the Army May 5 said they have completed the certification process for air worthiness release (AWR) of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket (LGR) on the Apache AH-64D/E Attack helicopter. This AWR certification provides for potential operational use of the TALON weapon system on U.S. Army Apaches and Apaches in international fleets. The TALON LGR is a low-cost, digital semi-active laser guidance and control kit co-developed with the United Arab Emirates, Raytheon said in a statement released at the…

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