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Raytheon Continues To Demonstrate Successful Tests of SM-6

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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

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By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] conducted the fourth successful flight test of its Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) as the company readies to take its anti-cruise missile weapon to sea later this year, a company official said last week. Dubbed the Extended range Air Defense Missile, the SM-6 is being developed to target long-range cruise missiles, Dan Lambert, senior manager business development naval weapons systems, told Defense Daily at the Surface Navy Association's annual symposium in Arlington, Va. The SM-6 uses the…

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