
RTX’s [RTX] Barracuda Mine Neutralization System passed a milestone by completing a series of controlled environmental tests earlier this year, the company said Monday. The company said it had a production representative test unit to operate and collect data in environments of various seas states and water currents at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in Maryland. RTX’s Raytheon business unit said this specifically demonstrated the vehicle’s ability to detect, track and hold position on a target by itself,…