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  • Raytheon to Produce Airborne Sonar Systems for US Navy; Kevin Peppe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Produce Airborne Sonar Systems for US Navy; Kevin Peppe Comments

    Raytheon has been awarded a potential $98 million contract to supply the U.S. Navy with airborne low frequency sonar systems. The contract contains an option for the company to produce additional AN/AQS-22 systems for U.S. inventory and the foreign military sales program, Raytheon said Wednesday. ALFS serves as the undersea warfare sensor for the Navy’s MH-60R […] More

  • Raytheon, Navy Complete AMDR Critical Design Review; Kevin Peppe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Navy Complete AMDR Critical Design Review; Kevin Peppe Comments

    Raytheon has completed the critical design review of the technical aspects of the U.S. Navy‘s AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar, including risk mitigation, producibility analysis and  cost assessments. The company said Tuesday the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the AMDR program is now 40 percent complete. Kevin Peppe, vice president of seapower capability systems at Raytheon’s integrated defense […] More

  • Kevin Peppe: Raytheon Taps Commercial Suppliers for Waterfront Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Peppe: Raytheon Taps Commercial Suppliers for Waterfront Tech

    Raytheon has partnered with commercial suppliers to pinpoint technology opportunities in ship system integration and other shipyard operations in the fields of mobile wireless communications, workflow and asset management and prognostics. The company said Dec. 23 that its supplier innovation team recently organized a forum for these suppliers as Raytheon seeks to foster collaboration to bolster innovation in “waterfront” […] More

  • Kevin Peppe: Raytheon Moves to Next Phase of Navy AMDR Program After Design, Integrated Baseline Reviews - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Peppe: Raytheon Moves to Next Phase of Navy AMDR Program After Design, Integrated Baseline Reviews

    Raytheon has completed its preliminary design and integrated baseline reviews for the U.S. Navy‘s Air and Missile Defense Radar to establish design maturity, alignment of requirements and program execution plan validity. The company said Wednesday the Missile Defense Agency joined other program stakeholders and partners for the reviews, determining a low-risk design and on-schedule preparations for AMDR’s integration into […] More

  • Raytheon Launches STEM Scholarship Program; Kevin Peppe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Launches STEM Scholarship Program; Kevin Peppe Comments

    Raytheon Co. has launched a $125,000 scholarship program aimed to help students pursuing a four-year degree related to science, technology, engineering and math or any related field. The Raytheon- Zumwalt Scholarship, established through the Anchor Scholarship Foundation, is also meant to honor Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., a former chief of Naval Operations, Raytheon announced […] More

  • Raytheon Moves Forward on Navy Air, Missile Defense Radar Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Moves Forward on Navy Air, Missile Defense Radar Work

    Raytheon has been directed to restart production work on new defense radar systems for the U.S. Navy under a potential $1.6 billion contract. The company will continue to develop, integrate and test the Air and Missile Defense S-Band Radar and radar suite controller that is being built for the Arleigh Burke class destroyers, Raytheon said Monday. AMDR is built […] More