Raytheon's Laser Guided Rocket Completes Wind Tunnel Test

Released on Wednesday, October 08, 2008

 

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:

RTN) completed a Laser Guided Rocket wind tunnel test that produced both

high fidelity flight simulations and data for development of the

aerodynamic model required for autopilot design.

The LGR program is part of a cooperative development agreement with

Emirates Advanced Investments of the United Arab Emirates. The agreement is

for the development of a semi-active laser guided 70 mm (2.75 inch) rocket

designed to provide increased precision and lethality compared with

conventional, unguided rockets.

The four-day wind tunnel test included 542 runs in the Calspan

Transonic Wind Tunnel in Buffalo, N.Y. The test was the first of many

upcoming design verification events in the 24-month development and

qualification program.

"This program is a potential model for Raytheon's global business

template," said Richard Janik, Raytheon Missile Systems' LGR program

director. "It has important financial, engineering and manufacturing

ramifications for our international business efforts, our UAE partner and

our customers."

The Raytheon-EAI cooperative development agreement includes a follow-on

production proposal to manufacture LGR in both the U.S. and UAE.

"The Laser Guided Rocket program is an important venture for both our

company and the UAE," said Hussain I. Al Hammadi, Emirates Advanced

Investments' chief executive officer. "We're very pleased that the test

results were so positive, as it has allowed us to progress on schedule and

meet the next milestone objectives."

 

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