Javelin Missile Demonstrates Extended Range and Versatility During Tests

Javelin Missile Demonstrates Extended Range and Versatility During Tests

"...Each of the three Javelin missiles used during the tests at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, was fired from a different launcher or platform – from a Command Launch Unit (CLU); from a vehicle using a Remote Weapon Station (RWS); and from the U.S. Army's recently deployed Containerized Weapon System (CWS), also using a RWS. The CLU-launched missile hit a target at 4,000 meters, while the vehicle-launched and CWS-launched missiles hit targets positioned at 1,100 meters and 700 meters, respectively. ..."

Reference: www.prnewswire.com .

Navy wants more Raytheon missiles completed at Redstone Arsenal

Navy wants more Raytheon missiles completed at Redstone Arsenal

"...Raytheon announced this week the Navy awarded the company an additional $149 million for 74 Standard Missile-6 all up rounds, spares containers and services...."

Reference: www.al.com .

GAO: U.S. missile defense rockets have serious technical glitch

U.S. missile defense rockets have serious technical glitch, watchdog says

"...Investigators say unsuitable material was used to produce the wiring harnesses -- which supply power to the rocket's guidance system -- making them vulnerable to corrosion in the often damp, moldy conditions in underground silos. ..."

Reference: www.upi.com .

Northrop Grumman, US Army Achieve Ballistic Missile Intercept in Inaugural Flight Test

Northrop Grumman, US Army Achieve Ballistic Missile Intercept in Inaugural Flight Test

"...WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. - The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) took a significant step toward the objective for integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) when a ballistic missile was destroyed using the IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS) in its first flight test...."

Reference: thomasnet.com .