RTX tests StormBreaker across four separate platforms,
with three services, for 28 total flight tests in
2023
LONDON, July 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Farnborough Air Show — Raytheon,
an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business announced 28 tests of its StormBreaker®
smart weapon in 2023, including a 100 percent success rate on 14 of
14 planned jettisons from the F-35C. The additional 14 tests
throughout the year included employment from the F/A-18E/F, F-15E,
and F-35B across the U.S. Navy, Marines, and Air Force.
"Service-members need trusted weapons that are highly
survivable, network enabled and keep them as far from harm's way as
possible," said Paul Ferraro,
president of Air & Space Defense Systems at Raytheon.
"StormBreaker's unique capabilities position it as the right choice
for multiple generations of weapons systems."
StormBreaker is an air-launched, precision-strike standoff
weapon that enables the service-members to defeat moving and fixed
targets. It can operate in adverse weather conditions through its
tri-mode seeker that employs infrared and millimeter wave radar to
see through fog, smoke and rain. The weapon has the capability to
receive updated target coordinates mid-flight via two-way datalink
communications. Using these network options, StormBreaker allows
airborne or ground controllers the ability to send in-flight target
updates.
About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading
provider of defense solutions to help the U.S. government, our
allies and partners defend their national sovereignty and ensure
their security. For more than 100 years, Raytheon has developed new
technologies and enhanced existing capabilities in integrated air
and missile defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and
radars, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile
defense across land, air, sea and space.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX pushes the limits
of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect
our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace,
Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation,
engineering integrated defense systems, and developing
next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help
global customers address their most critical challenges. The
company, with 2023 sales of $69
billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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contact corporatepr@rtx.com.
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