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Boeing Opens DART–New Radar Test And Evaluation Site

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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

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Boeing [BA] May 8 dedicated its new $10 million test and evaluation facility called the Dynamic Advanced Radar Test (DART) in Huntington Beach, Calif., that provides the technology and capability to support both current and future radar-based weapon systems. "DART is a one-stop, full-service facility to support design, development and qualification testing of our most sophisticated radar-based weapons before taking them to the field, where testing can be very costly," said Debra Rub-Zenko, Boeing weapons programs vice president. "This facility…

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