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Recent News Releases
 
       
  Feb 18, 2010 Textron Defense Systems Achieves More Than 100 Kilowatts with J-HPSSL High-Power Laser  
    Textron Defense Systems announced today that its Directed Energy Weapons business line has successfully tested its Joint High-Power Solid State Laser (J-HPSSL) laboratory demonstration device at average power levels in excess of 100 kilowatts.  
       
  Jan 19, 2010 Textron Defense Systems’ XM1100 Scorpion™ Intelligent Munitions System Demonstrates Operational Capabilities in Successful End-to-End Testing  
    Textron Defense Systems announced today that its XM1100 Scorpion networked sensor and munitions system successfully completed a rigorous test series at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.  
       
  Oct 28, 2009 Textron Defense Systems’ Nuclear/Radiation Detection System Honored With Homeland Security Award  
    Textron Defense Systems announced today that its Adaptable Radiation Area Monitor, or ARAM, has been honored with a Government Security News Homeland Security Award in the Best Nuclear/Radiation Detection category.  
       
  Oct 13, 2009 Textron Defense Systems’ RPG Countermeasure System Completes Phase I Testing  
    Textron Defense Systems announced today that its Tactical Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Airbag Protection System, known as TRAPS, has successfully completed testing at the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) in Socorro, New Mexico. This testing was accomplished under the supervision of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, or TARDEC.  
       
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