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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Team Successfully Launch Miniature Air Launched Decoys

Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD)A series of Raytheon Company'sADM-160B Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) vehicles
demonstrated successful separation performance when launched from an Air Force F-16 aircraft.

The flight tests took place at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., under a development contract managed by the 728th Armament Systems Group.

Nine free-flight launches took place from May to July during the Eglin 46th Test Wing sorties. Each sortie involved the launch of MALD vehicles at varying speeds, altitudes and F-16 pylon locations.

Three of the nine MALDs were equipped with specialized telemetry instrumentation to gather trajectory information, and all were photographed by chase aircraft with on-board cameras. The launches were safe, stable and demonstrated successful MALD separation at extreme points of the F-16.

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