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ATK AARGM Tests Off To A Flying Start
Atk (Alliant Techsystems) is currently conducting System Design and Development captive carry flight tests of its AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, California. The flight tests follow the Advanced Technology Demonstration in which a series of AARGM launches successfully acquired, guided to and hit a variety of targets in increasingly complex operational scenarios. The current captive carry tests will help collect and calibrate sensor data for AARGM's advanced multi-mode seeker. AARGM, the successor to the AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM), is a Navy major acquisition program managed by PMA-242 Defense Suppression Systems program office and employs a multi-sensor guidance system. AARGM's multi-sensor system, includes a Millimeter Wave (MMW) transceiver, advanced digital Anti-Radiation Homing (ARH) receiver and a tightly coupled GPS/INS, and is capable of selectively engaging a variety of time sensitive strike targets in addition to enemy air defense targets even after radar emissions are shut down. "Unlike HARM, whose primary effect has been temporary suppression of enemy air defenses, AARGM will give U.S. and allied forces a revolutionary precision strike capability to destroy enemy air defense systems in the kinds of complex threat environments we regularly face in 21st century combat," said Dave Wise, president, ATK Missiles Systems. "AARGM will establish new standards of excellence in its ability to destroy tactically and technically advanced enemy air defense systems, while minimizing friendly fire and collateral damage, and providing near real-time Weapon Impact Assessments (WIA) that support joint force commanders." ATK has already collected data during "Sensor Week" at Eglin AFB, FL and will continue performing captive test flights throughout the year, including mobile sea target data. Sensor Week is a Joint Services-sponsored test and evaluation opportunity to collect data on multiple threats in different geographic environments. Related Links ATK SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
Raytheon Delivers First Production Tactical Tomahawk Cruise Missile
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 31, 2004Raytheon has delivered to the U.S. Navy the first production model of the next-generation Tactical Tomahawk (Tomahawk Block IV) cruise missile at the company's Missile Systems operations.
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