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Raytheon has completed a guided flight test of its SeaGriffin missile to demonstrate the weapon’s semi-active laser guidance system and newly-added imaging infrared seeker.
The SeaGriffin missile took flight from an integrated surface launch system in London and provided command and control operators for target verification before homing in on a strike, the company said Monday.
The company said that this exercise follows a extended range test in 2013, when the missile pulled away from a target and proceeded to strike the target outside of the weapon’s Griffin’s operational range.
“In busy littoral waters, target discrimination is critical so friendly ships aren’t mistakenly engaged,” said Thomas Bussing, vice president of advanced missile systems at Raytheon.
“Raytheon is developing SeaGriffin with a dual-mode seeker to give our warfighters the target discrimination and accuracy they need for countering swarming boat threats in this high-traffic environment.”
Raytheon plans to continue conducting SeaGriffin guided flight tests to critique the missile’s readiness as a surface warfare tool for the U.S. Navy‘s Littoral Combat Ships Surface-to-Surface Missile module.
