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Boeing has tested passive sensors on Harpoon anti-ship missile

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Jim Bryan, director of Boeing Cruise Missile Systems, spoke to USNI News and said that the aerospace company had tested electro-optical and infrared sensors on its Harpoon anti-ship missile.

A harpoon missile launches from the missile deck of USS Coronado. (36566322462)
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He added that those sensors are better in bad weather and difficult lighting conditions on the water.

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