
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recently awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $47 million technical maturation and risk reduction contract for the Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD)-Navy variant.MALD is an expendable vehicle meant to be launched from a fighter jet before battle, allowing the military to gather information on an adversary once they attack the disposable decoy. It has a range of about 500 nautical miles and aims to duplicate friendly aircraft flight profiles and radar signatures to confuse enemy air defenses…