BEDFORD, Mass. - Raytheon is testing an extended range version of its Griffin lightweight missile. This version offers triple the range of the existing Griffin weapon. In addition, the new version carries infrared imaging guidance technology.
The existing Griffin missile can be launched from the air, sea or land, and uses GPS and laser guidance technology. The new version allows infrared technology to work in tandem with laser designation.
The extended range Griffin also features a data link. Raytheon sees this this technology particularly useful on a platform such as the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LSC).
Presently, the U.S. Navy plans to test and integrate the HELLFIRE on the LCS, in part due to the missiles' all-weather millimeter wave seeker technology.
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