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Raytheon Wins $47 Million To Mature Decoy Jammers

Thursday, September 27th, 2018

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Raytheon Wins $47 Million To Mature Decoy Jammers

A Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD) in flight. (Photo: Raytheon)

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…

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