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Raytheon Unveils Self-Funded Bunker-Busting Warhead

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Thursday, March 13th, 2008

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Raytheon [RTN] has successfully tested a new self-funded conventional warhead technology to defeat elusive bunkers, the company said yesterday. Dubbed the Tandem Warhead System, the technology is made up of a shaped-charge precursor warhead and a follow-through penetrator explosive charge, the Waltham, Mass.-based company said. The 1,000-pound-class warhead is intended to destroy hardened and deeply-buried bunkers. "The warfighter has a need for increased capabilities against this challenging target set, but because conventional warheads in the inventory can't meet this requirement,…

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