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AUSA 10: SMAW II passes Critical Design Review

28th October 2010 - 22:54 GMT | by Andrew White in Washington, DC

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Raytheon and Nammo Talley have announced the successful Critical Design Review (CDR) of their Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) II, paving the way for its projected deployment with the US Marine Corps (USMC) in 2012.

According to Raytheon officials, CDR was achieved the week before a simulation version of SMAW II was exhibited at the AUSA Annual Meeting on 25 October. The company told Land Warfare International that it was expecting qualification of SMAW II’s 83mm munitions to take place in February, to be followed by a milestone decision later in the year.

SMAW II has been developed to replace

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