Raytheon’s [RTN] missile detection and tracking blimp is set to undergo two key tests later this year with the Army and Navy, a company official recently said. The unmanned aerostat, known as the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Network Sensor (JLENS), deploys radars for detecting and identifying a hostile cruise missile and supplying fire control data to guide anti-air warfare missiles like the Patriot or Standard Missile 6 (SM-6). JLENS is set for a live fire test with…
Raytheon’s Missile Tracking Blimp Awaits Key Tests
Defense Daily Staff
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