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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Boeing Flies Harpoon Missile With Updated Guidance Control

RGM-84 HarpoonA Boeing Harpoon Block II missile equipped with a redesigned Guidance Control Unit (GCU) flew for the first time in a test conducted on Sept. 10.

It was launched from the USS Princeton off the coast of California and scored a direct hit on a land-based target on San Nicolas Island, Calif.

The new GCU, which controls most of the missile's functions, incorporates a Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to improve GPS security.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete20/9/09 17:25

    Like the Tomahauk Harpoons are steadily improving - both very cost effective US systems.

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