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Title: Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 Program Begins Sea-Based Flight Testing
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Defence Professionals
URL Source: http://www.defpro.com/news/details/14950/
Published: May 3, 2010
Author: defpro.news
Post Date: 2010-05-05 13:53:41 by reaganisright
Keywords: missiles, navy, defense
Views: 875
Comments: 4
Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6 begins sea-based flight testing this month, paving the way for initial operational capability (IOC) in 2011. "With its over-the-horizon protection, SM-6 increases the surface Navy's battlespace against air and cruise missile threats and offers protection for coalition forces ashore," said Frank Wyatt, Raytheon's vice president of Air and Missile Defense Systems product line. "These sea-based flight tests clear the way for Raytheon to deliver a critical capability to the warfighter by 2011." SM-6 takes full advantage of the legacy Standard Missile airframe and propulsion elements while incorporating advanced signal processing and guidance control capabilities of Raytheon's Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. The merger of two proven technologies enables SM-6 to employ both active and semiactive modes. "Since Raytheon began SM-6 development five years ago, the on-time and on-budget program has completed five successful land-based flight tests and moved to low rate initial production," said Wyatt. "With the hard work of Raytheon's employees, our dedicated suppliers and our U.S. Navy customer, we are on track to achieve the IOC milestone in 2011."
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#1. To: reaganisright (#0)
I used to work for these guys. There was this hot blond who was real friendly to everyone, if you know what I mean. Only there was this one weird dude who wouldn't talk to her. He hid his coffee cup in some cupboard by my desk so he wouldn't have to talk to her or anything. She thought he was cute, but I think he was afraid of girls. Once in a meeting he put his hand on my leg under the table.
#2. To: Abu el Banat (#1)
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You immediately went down on him, didn't you Abdul? LOL!
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Once in a meeting he put his hand on my leg under the table.
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