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Friday, October 11, 2013

BAE Systems' Sensor hits the mark in live long-range missile flight test

B1-B LRASM launchFunctioning as the eyes and the ears of Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) prototype, BAE Systems’ advanced long range sensor is designed to enable targeted attacks within a group of enemy ships protected by sophisticated air defense systems.

The company successfully demonstrated the new long-range sensor, precisely guiding the LRASM prototype to its target in a recent live missile shot test, under a joint program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

This was the first flight test for the advanced sensor, which autonomously located and targeted a moving surface ship.

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