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Raytheon,
US Navy demonstrate new dual targeting capability for JSOW C-1
Weapon hits two stationary land targets during integrated test phase
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The
U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated the dual targeting capability of
Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1. Two
recent tests during the program's integrated test phase prove the weapon
can engage challenging stationary targets. Previous testing in the integrated
test phase demonstrated JSOW C-1's capability against moving maritime
targets.
The first stationary land target test was designed to assess JSOW's
capability against operationally realistic infrared and radio frequency
countermeasures. An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft launched a JSOW C-1
from approximately 29,000 feet and 17.5 nautical miles from the target.
The weapon flew a preplanned route at 0.83 mach airspeed, employed 3-D
waypoints, and successfully impacted a cement wall on a simulated bunker.
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US Navy
F-18 with JSOW
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The
second stationary land target test was designed to demonstrate JSOW's
performance at night against an operationally representative bunker
target. An F/A-18F Super Hornet launched the JSOW C-1 from approximately
25,000 feet. The JSOW C-1 flew the preplanned route at 0.81 mach airspeed
and successfully impacted the buried bunker. Both tests occurred at
the U.S. Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, Calif.
"These tests demonstrate that JSOW C-1 provides the U.S. and allied
warfighters with a new dual capability to engage both stationary land
targets and moving ships at range," said Celeste Mohr, JSOW program
director for Raytheon Missile Systems. "These tests help clear
the way for the important operational test phase of the program scheduled
to begin early next year."
The JSOW C-1 is designed to provide fleet forces with the capability
and flexibility to engage moving maritime targets, while retaining its
robust capability against stationary land targets. The weapon is a modification
to the existing JSOW C, which adds a weapon datalink radio and modified
seeker software to increase capability for the anti-surface warfare
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JSOW is
a family of affordable, air-to-ground weapons that employ an integrated
GPS- inertial navigation system.
(Picture: Raytheon) |
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About
the Joint Standoff Weapon
JSOW is a family of low-cost, air-to-ground weapons that employ an integrated
GPS-inertial navigation system and terminal imaging infrared seeker.
JSOW C-1 adds the two-way Strike Common Weapon Datalink to the combat-proven
weapon, enabling a moving maritime target capability.
» JSOW C-1 is the world's first network-enabled weapon with a
range of more than 100 kilometers.
» The U.S. Navy's first two JSOW C-1 free-flight tests also resulted
in direct hits on their moving ship targets.
» Raytheon is using company funding to develop a powered version
of the JSOW that will have the potential to engage targets at more than
250 nautical miles. |
