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Justin Katz on August 02, 2021 at 11:15 AM
A SPY-6 radar while undergoing testing at Wallops Island in Virginia. (Raytheon)
WASHINGTON: Two variants of the SPY-6 radars have completed a series of tests at the Navy’s Wallops Island test facility in Virginia, which prime contractor Raytheon says was necessary to keep the program’s development on track.
The testing, which occurred earlier this year, was focused on demonstrating new functionalities for both variants and will allow testing to advance to multi-functional operations and combat management system integration.
As one of the Navy’s premier air and missile defense capabilities, the development of the radars will be critical for not only traditional warships, but potentially unmanned vessels as well
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Required fields The inaugural test proved the system s ability to fire a Naval Strike Missile, or NSM, from a U.S. Marine Corps ground launcher and score a direct hit against a surface target at sea. NSM is a multi-mission cruise missile designed to destroy heavily defended maritime and land targets; it is the U.S. Navy s over-the-horizon weapon system for littoral combat ships and future frigates. Our Naval Strike Missile is a vital weapon for denying enemies the use of key maritime terrain, said Kim Ernzen, vice president of Naval Power at Raytheon Missiles & Defense. This test further demonstrates our partnership for advancing the Marine Corps modernization priorities of enabling sea control and denial operations.
Marines strap missile to truck and strike target at sea April 30 Marines in early 2021 combined an unmanned Joint Light Tactical Vehicle with the Naval Strike Missile, successfully hitting a target at sea from land. (Navy) Marine officers and industry technicians stripped down a tactical vehicle, strapped an anti-ship missile onboard and hit a target at sea from land. And the top Marine was quite pleased. Commandant Gen. David Berger said in a congressional hearing Thursday that the tests were the result of the “brilliance of a couple of young officers” and industry partners. The Marines, Maj. Matthew Browning and John Pomfret, lead engineer at Marine Corps Systems Command, along with employees at Oshkosh Defense, Raytheon, Kongsberg and Corvid took a modified, unmanned joint light tactical vehicle, removed the cab and installed a Naval Strike Missile, ground launcher and fire control system on the back. Marine Maj. Aaron Davidson is the current project officer for