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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Alliant Techsystems Missile Glitches Corrected, U.S. Navy Says

AGM-88E HarmAlliant Techsystems Inc. has corrected software and manufacturing glitches that halted combat testing and delayed a potential $1.1 billion Pentagon production decision on a new anti-radar missile, according to the U.S. Navy.

“The anomalies experienced in the first operational test period have been corrected and verified,” Navy program manager Captain Brian Corey said in an e-mail. “The weapon is performing very well and the team has been able to meet the affordability goals.”

“We are confident we will successfully complete” combat testing, which may resume in June if a Pentagon review confirms the corrections in flight tests, he said. The missile will miss its scheduled May date to be declared initially ready for combat, however.

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