On Target
Written by / Compiled by KMI Media Group staff
MSMF 2009 Volume: 2 Issue: 6 (November/December)
The U.S. Navy announced it will cancel its plans to purchase the Harpoon III antiship missile.
Almost on cue, Boeing is providing enhancements to its legacy Block II missile to make it a more attractive missile option in the marketplace. Most recently, a Boeing Harpoon Block II missile equipped with a redesigned guidance control unit (GCU) flew for the first time in a test. It was launched from the USS Princeton off the coast of California and scored a direct hit on a land-based target on San Nicolas Island, Calif.
“The new GCU, which controls most of the missile’s functions, incorporates a selective availability anti-spoofing module Global Positioning System [GPS] receiver to improve GPS security. In addition, the GCU resolves obsolescence issues and can accommodate possible future implementation of a data link for network centric operations,” noted a company statement obtained by MSMF.
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GD Unit Completes Purchase of Axsys Technologies
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, completed its previously announced purchase of Axsys Technologies Inc.
Axsys Technologies designs and manufactures highperformance electro-optical and infrared sensors and systems and multi-axis stabilized cameras. The company’s sophisticated solutions are typically found in applications that demand the finest optical surfaces, highest accuracy and tightest motion-control tolerances, such as weapon systems, long-range surveillance cameras and highly precise imaging telescopes. ♦