Raytheon, an RTX subsidiary, and the U.S. Army demonstrated the ability of a next-generation air and missile defense radar system to acquire, track and intercept a cruise missile during a recently concluded live-fire engagement test. The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor detected and tracked a threat-representative cruise missile target, transmitted track data to the Northrop Grumman-built Integrated Battle Command System for launch command and guided a PAC-3 missile to intercept the target, RTX said Monday.

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Chuck Jones, formerly a vice president at Honeywell, has joined RTX business Raytheon as VP of digital operations. In a recent post on LinkedIn, Jones said he would spearhead product life cycle process transformation efforts and collaborate with the senior engineering, supply chain, operations and quality leadership teams.

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Two technologies developed by an RTX business have shown success in detecting and defeating unmanned aircraft vehicles. In an assessment that took place during the U.S. Army’s annual summer test period, Raytheon’s KuRFS and Coyote, which make up a portion of the service branch’s Low, slow, small-unmanned aircraft Integrated Defense System, demonstrated the ability to take down multiple types of targets.

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The U.S. Army has tapped an RTX business to work on a radar software upgrade to enable multiple 360-degree Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor radars to network together and increase air and missile threat defense. Under a new Army contract, Raytheon will further develop its Advanced Distributed Radar concept for integration into LTAMDS.

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Raytheon, an RTX company, has teamed up with Texas A&M University to test its high-energy laser weapon at the institute’s RELLIS campus at the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex in Bryan, Texas. The open-air test of the 15-kilowatt laser is the first such experiment in the state, BCDC said Friday. Its positive results prompted […] More

Shawn Mural, former chief financial officer at Raytheon, has joined V2X to serve in the same role and oversee the McLean, Virginia-based company’s overall finance and accounting functions. V2X said Monday Mural has nearly two and a half decades of experience working at RTX and its predecessor company, most recently serving as the Raytheon business’ […] More

Dave Jungkind, former vice president at the SEAKR Engineering arm of RTX's Raytheon business, has been named the first chief revenue officer of Advanced Space, a Westminister, Colorado-based provider of space technology offerings. In his new role, Jungkind will manage national security programs and head the sales, marketing and business development teams. More

Boeing has received the Raytheon-made B-52 active electronically scanned array radar that will be utilized for system integration, verification and testing activities under a U.S. Air Force modernization program. RTX said Tuesday its Raytheon subsidiary used AESA technologies from AN/APG-79 radar as basis for the B-52 radar, which is envisioned to have better mapping and […] More

Boeing has received the Raytheon-made B-52 active electronically scanned array radar that will be utilized for system integration, verification and testing activities under a U.S. Air Force modernization program. Raytheon used AESA technologies from AN/APG-79 radar as basis for the B-52 radar, which is envisioned to have better mapping and detection range and enable more simultaneous target engagements. More

Raytheon, an RTX business, has won a contract to design and demonstrate airborne optical energy relays under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program meant to enhance energy distribution and performance in military vehicles. The company will specifically support the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay Program as part of the $10 million cost-plus-fixed-fee award, the Department […] More

Raytheon will help digital automation company Node.Digital enhance cybersecurity capability, business development strategy and other practices as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Mentor-Protege Program. The RTX business will provide Node.Digital with mentorship and technical assistance to allow both parties to bid as prime and support DHS’ program risk mitigation efforts, the aerospace and […] More

Raytheon, an RTX business, and Northrop Grumman will continue to build and conduct additional flight tests of Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept systems powered by scramjet engines under a follow-on contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The Raytheon-Northrop team will incorporate production enhancements into the existing HAWC design and validate system capabilities through additional […] More