Raytheon Adding Command- and Self-Destruct Feature to SLAMRAAM

By Keith Costa / July 20, 2006 at 5:00 AM
FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND -- Raytheon is upgrading its mobile Surface Launched-Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile system to give it a command- and self-destruct mechanism, a company official told InsideDefense.com yesterday. The upgrades would add another layer of safety for any friendly assets in the skies and help to ensure population centers are protected in case a target is missed, Joseph Garrett, vice president for international operations at the company's Integrated Defense Systems sector, said here in an interview at the Farnborough...

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