Topic: Raytheon's Laser-Guided Maverick Missile Meets Urgent Air Force Need

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Raytheon's Laser-Guided Maverick Missile Meets Urgent Air Force Need TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 16, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Having published an urgent
operational need for a close air support weapon to defeat high-speed moving
targets with minimal collateral damage, the U.S. Air Force has expressed
interest in re-establishing production of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN)
laser-guided Maverick.
The laser-guided AGM-65E Maverick missile is an air-to-ground weapon
that can meet the service's needs in the near-term.
The Air Force currently operates with television- and infrared-guided
versions of Maverick. Until now, only the Navy and Marine Corps have
employed the laser-guided version. The laser-guided Maverick has a
combat-proven record of effectiveness and reliability against armored and
moving surface targets in scenarios involving urban environments and during
close air support missions.

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