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RTX Highlights Test of CHIMERA Directed Energy System for Base Defense

Frank Wolfe

Monday, January 29th, 2024

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RTX Highlights Test of CHIMERA Directed Energy System for Base Defense

Pictured is a May, 2021-dated photo on the AFRL website of a system test of CHIMERA

RTX [RTX] said on Jan. 29 that the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the company's Raytheon business unit have finished a three week field test of the Counter-Electronic High-Power Microwave Extended-Range Air Base Air Defense (CHIMERA) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "During the test, CHIMERA applied directed energy to multiple static target variations and demonstrated end-to-end fire control by acquiring and tracking aerial targets and maintaining tracking for the entire flight path," RTX said. AFRL announced CHIMERA…

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