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The launcher had its first firing demonstration at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, in September and quietly made its debut in October at an international users conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:jjudson@defensenews.com\">jjudson@defensenews.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenJudson\">@JenJudson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raytheon is developing a fully digital optically tracked, wireless-guided TOW 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