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  • Army Demos Raytheon's Updated Air & Missile Defense System to US Allies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Demos Raytheon’s Updated Air & Missile Defense System to US Allies

    Delegates from eight foreign countries observed a recent U.S. Army-led demonstration of Raytheon‘s updated air and missile defense system. A team of Army soldiers engaged two tactical ballistic missile targets using Global Patriot interceptors with the Post Deployment Build 8 configuration during a live-fire test,  Raytheon said Monday. Global Patriot uses radar and command-and-control technologies to guide multiple interceptor […] More

  • Raytheon Conducts Multiple Interceptor Test on Patriot With PDB-8 Update - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Conducts Multiple Interceptor Test on Patriot With PDB-8 Update

    Raytheon has put the updated Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system through a test to evaluate its detection and engagement functions against ballistic missile threats. The Patriot system with the Post-Deployment Build 8 update worked to detect and neutralize a ballistic missile target by firing PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement and GEM-T interceptors in succession, Raytheon said Thursday. The company […] More

  • Army Puts Lockheed Missile, Raytheon Patriot System Through Intercept Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Puts Lockheed Missile, Raytheon Patriot System Through Intercept Test

    The U.S. Army has led a missile defense test at White Sands Missile Range to check the interception functions of a Lockheed Martin-built missile as part of Raytheon‘s Patriot integrated air and missile defense system. Lockheed said Thursday two PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles intercepted the designated targets during the test. PAC-3 MSE is an update to the PAC-3 missile and […] More