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Navy/USMC

Raytheon Achieves Retargeting During JSOW C-1 Integrated Testing

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

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Raytheon [RTN] retargeted its Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 variant to strike a large, moving maritime target during Navy integrated testing in July, keeping the program on track for initial operational capability (IOC) at the end of 2013, the company said in a statement. The July 23 test presented two maneuvering ships as potential targets, one large and one small. Before weapon release, a Boeing [BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet targeted the smaller ship before handing weapon control over…

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