TUCSON, Ariz., April 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Using
company-funded independent research and development investment,
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is preparing for a multi-mode seeker
test designed for a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile. The captive
flight test, using a modified Tomahawk Block IV missile nose cone,
will be designed to demonstrate the processor's ability to
broadcast active radar as well as passively receive target
electromagnetic radiation, which was demonstrated in February 2014. This is a critical step in
enabling the missile to strike moving targets on land and at
sea.
"Completion of this test and last year's passive seeker test
will demonstrate that Tomahawk can hit moving targets on land and
at sea," said Mike Jarrett, Raytheon
Air Warfare Systems vice president. "Raytheon is working to quickly
and affordably modernize this already advanced weapon for naval
warfighters."
During the test, planned for the second quarter of 2015, the
nosecone of a Tomahawk Block IV missile will be equipped with
active and passive radio frequency antennas integrated with
Raytheon's new modular, multi-mode processor and fitted to a T-39
aircraft. Flying at high subsonic speed and at varying altitudes,
the aircraft will simulate a Tomahawk flight regime. The multi-mode
seeker and multi-function processor will operate the active radar
against fixed and mobile targets on land and at sea, in a complex,
high density electromagnetic environments.
About Tomahawk Block IV
With a range of approximately 1,000 statute miles, the Tomahawk
Block IV missile is a surface- and submarine-launched precision
strike stand-off weapon. Tomahawk is designed for long-range
precision strike missions against high-value and heavily defended
targets. More than 2,000 Tomahawks have been employed in
combat. More than 500 Tomahawk flight and production
validation tests have been completed. The missile is
integrated on all major U.S. surface combatants, as well as U.S.
and U.K. sub-surface platforms, including the Los Angeles, Virginia, Ohio, Astute and Trafalgar class
submarines.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning
93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission
systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing;
effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence
systems, as well as cyber security and a broad range of mission
support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit
us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter @raytheon.
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