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AMRAAM Completes Seventh Test Flight

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Monday, June 1st, 2009

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The latest variant of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) completed its seventh test flight, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. During the March 19 test, the AIM-120D AMRAAM was fired from an Air Force F-15D fighter aircraft. Initial analysis shows the missile achieved all primary test objectives. The AIM-120D builds on the combat-proven AMRAAM family of missiles by integrating new technologies with legacy hardware and software. The U.S. Navy and Air Force have tested AIM-120D on both the F/A-18 E/F Super…

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