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To: K4Harty
Unfortunately, no ragheads are killed in this one, but it demonstrates Ratheon technology...

Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon

46 posted on 11/11/2004 2:42:08 PM PST by lormand (Dead People Vote DemocRAT)
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To: lormand
Unfortunately, no ragheads are killed in this one, but it demonstrates Ratheon technology... Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon

Actually Texas Instruments Technology. The TI Defense group was bought out by Raytheon after the Javelin work was mostly complete. I knew several folks who worked on the design of the Javelin. Many of them also worked on the Bunker Buster laser guided bomb designed during the first Gulf War, as well as the modified version for carriage by the F-117. (TI also built the IR set for the F-117) I worked for TI during the buyout (and about 20 years before), but then RatCo laid me off.

You wouldn't happen to know where that test took place, would you?

50 posted on 11/11/2004 3:12:12 PM PST by El Gato (Federal Judges can twist the Constitution into anything.. Or so they think.)
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To: lormand
Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon

My favorite line from that was "Did you see how high the turrent went?" I had to go back and look at the "long" view again. It did indeed get up pretty high, and there wasn't much left of the hull either.

58 posted on 11/12/2004 3:24:34 PM PST by El Gato (Federal Judges can twist the Constitution into anything.. Or so they think.)
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