Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems and United Kingdom-based Chemring Group have agreed to develop a lower-cost naval missile system to defend against surface targets.
The effort will combine Chemring’s multi-mission Centurion launcher with undisclosed Raytheon missiles, for use on craft ranging in size from small patrol boats to large ships, according to a briefing held Tuesday at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The project is in the integration engineering phase, with live-fire testing of the new system scheduled for mid-2013, Raytheon and Chemring said in a news release.
Testing is expected to include at least two different missiles to establish a multi-mission capacity against maneuvering surface threats, the companies said.
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