BOEING: Pilots give Boeing SLAM ER high marks

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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 June 1998-BOEING: Pilots give Boeing SLAM ER high marks (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:150698 The Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) successfully completed its first Development Test/Operational Test (DT/OT1) at Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., test ranges June 2.

This test follows five successful development tests. "From the ground up, SLAM ER is a significant improvement over SLAM (Standoff Land Attack Missile) -- it's a totally different weapon in terms of capabilities," said Lt. Cdr. Wade Knudson, pilot of the F/A-18 control aircraft. Lt. Rich Burr, an F/A-18 Strike Fighter pilot from the Navy Test Squadron, was at the controls of the Hornet that launched the SLAM ER. According to...