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Friday, July 18, 2008

BRIEF: New bomb passes Raytheon's testing

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems said Wednesday it has completed "captive carry testing" of the Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range, a powered version of the precision-guided glide bomb known as the JSOW.

Raytheon said the test proved the company will be able to deliver on a recently awarded $4.1 million U.S. Navy contract to conduct a free-flight demonstration of the JSOW-ER in 2009.

JSOW-ER is designed with a range of 345 miles at a per-unit cost of about $350,000 in 2007 dollars, Raytheon said.

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