STANDARD Missile improves Maneuverability
NAVSEA News Wire
Release Date: 11/26/2003
By Naval Sea Systems Command, Public Affairs Office
Washington, DC - White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) successfully launched a STANDARD Missile Flight Test Round 24 (FTR-24) from the Desert Ship facility Vertical Launcher on November 15. The FTR-24 flight test successfully demonstrated the increased flight performance capabilities of the STANDARD Missile 2 Block IIIB equipped with the Maneuverability Upgrade package.
The launch achieved all test objectives, demonstrating highly controlled flight performance throughout a sequence of high-G turns.
The Maneuverability Upgrade program is a part of the PEO Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) STANDARD Missile 2 In-Service Missile improvement effort. This test successfully concludes flight testing of the Maneuverability Upgrade capability and is expected to lead to implementation of the upgrade into Fleet missiles in the near future.
The PEO (IWS) is responsible for developing, fielding and maintaining U.S. Navy Surface Ship Weapons for the warfighter. Raytheon Missile Systems Company Provides engineering, production, and support for the STANDARD Missile family of missiles.
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