Raytheon plans to test a multi-mode seeker for Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles to show it can enable the missile to hit moving land and sea targets.
The self-funded captive flight test will use a modified Tomahawk Block IV missile nose cone equipped with active and passive radio frequency antennas integrated with Raytheon's new modular, multi-mode processor and fitted to a T-39 aircraft, which will simulate a Tomahawk flight regime.
Raytheon said the multi-mode seeker and its multi-function processor will operate the active radar against fixed and mobile targets on land and at sea.
"Completion of this test and last year's passive seeker test will demonstrate that Tomahawk can hit moving targets on land and at sea," said Mike Jarrett, Raytheon Air Warfare Systems vice president. "Raytheon is working to quickly and affordably modernize this already advanced weapon for naval warfighters."
The seeker last year was tested and successfully showed the ability of its processor to broadcast active radar as well as passively receive target electromagnetic radiation in high-density electromagnetic environments.
The new test is slated for the second quarter of this year.
