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Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 completes initial fleet firing

RIM-116 Block-2The U.S. Navy completed the first fleet firing of Raytheon Company's Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 as part of its ongoing developmental and operational testing (DT/OT).

In an at-sea test conducted from the USS Arlington (LPD 24), two RAM Block 2 missiles engaged a subsonic target in a scenario designed to demonstrate the advanced missile's defensive capabilities.

This test builds on three DT/OT tests conducted from the U.S. Navy's Self-Defense Test Ship earlier this year.

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