Raytheon tests ground-launched StormBreaker in Mojave

Raytheon tests ground-launched StormBreaker in Mojave

Raytheon has completed testing of a ground-launched variant of its StormBreaker smart weapon, achieving the milestone just 50 days after development began, according to the company. The test took place earlier this year at a private range in California’s Mojave Desert. A prototype weapon, fitted with a commercial off-the-shelf rocket motor, reached an altitude of around 20,000 feet and met its primary objectives. Sam Deneke, president of Air & S…