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Sunday, March 09, 2008

Raytheon's Miniature Air Launched Decoy Completes Flight Testing in Eight Months

MALDThe Miniature Air Launched Decoy, a Raytheon Company state-of-the-art, low-cost, modular air- launched programmable flight vehicle, successfully completed government and Raytheon seamless verification team flight testing Jan. 11.

This sets the stage for the MALD(TM) to enter low rate initial production (LRIP) later this year.

The testing, which began in June 2007, put the MALD through a series of flight profiles including jettison and powered flight tests from both F-16 and B-52 aircraft.

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