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Monday, September 14, 2009

Raytheon-led Littoral Warfare Weapons Team Demonstrates Successful Underwater Launch

AIM-9 SidewinderRaytheon Company marked a developmental milestone when it successfully demonstrated the underwater launch of a Raytheon AIM-9X air-to-air test missile shape from a submerged Tomahawk Capsule Launching System.

This successful test is a significant step in demonstrating payload flexibility for submarines.

Conducted at the U.S. Army's Aberdeen Test Center, Aberdeen, Md., the test marked the first time an AIM-9X test missile shape has been launched from underwater.

It is part of the Littoral Warfare Weapon (LWW) program managed by the Department of the Navy's Program Executive Office of Submarines.

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