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Raytheon’s SLAMRAAM Destroys UAV, Intercepts Cruise Missile Target

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Friday, April 8th, 2011

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By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon's [RTN] Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) system recently successfully destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle target and intercepted a cruise missile target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The limited user test-firing data will be used to validate key system capabilities and potential enhancements in addition to providing operational assessment. "Successful completion of this test firing demonstrates the maturity of the design and its operational capability when in the hands of soldiers," said Sanjay…

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