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Raytheon Selected to Participate in MDA’s Hypersonic Missile Defense Tech Program; Tay Fitzgerald Quoted

A Raytheon Technologies business unit will develop a sea-based counter-hypersonic weapon system under a $20.9 million other transaction agreement from the Missile Defense Agency. Raytheon Missiles & Defense will aim to demonstrate the Glide Phase Interceptor prototype‘s ability to defend against missile threats that move at least five times the speed of sound, the company […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 22, 2021, 11:34 am
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Raytheon Showcases Intel-Powered E-Alpha Radio Module for DARPA Program

Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business has demonstrated a new software-defined radio using a direct radio frequency field-programmable gate array in support of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiative. Raytheon said Thursday it combined its E-Alpha module with Intel‘s System-on-a-Chip Direct RF FPGA technology in an effort to enable the digitization and synthesis of […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 19, 2021, 11:57 am
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Industry Vet Anne Bulik Appointed VP of Teledyne FLIR’s UAS Business

Teledyne FLIR, a Teledyne Technologies subsidiary, has elevated 20-year electronics and defense executive Anne Bulik to vice president of its unmanned aerial systems business unit. Bulik most recently led the UAS unit’s Waterloo, Ontario division, and will now oversee an ongoing business expansion aimed at meeting increased customer demands for advanced drone offerings, payloads and […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 1, 2021, 11:46 am
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Raytheon-Built Skyler Radar to Help Enable Integration of Drones Into National Airspace

Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business will use its software-defined active electronically scanned array radar to enable integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System through a test program. The company said Tuesday it received a contract for the development of a supplemental data service provider test initiative aimed at advancing beyond visual […] More

by Christine Thropp October 27, 2021, 12:36 pm
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Alleged Chinese Hypersonic Test Could Drive Demand for Missile Defense Capabilities; Loren Thompson Quoted

Reports emerged that China allegedly performed a test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle in August and Loren Thompson, chief operating officer of nonprofit think tank Lexington Institute, said the development presents an opportunity for U.S. companies to develop defenses against hypersonic weapons, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Thompson said the need for missile […] More

by Jane Edwards October 19, 2021, 11:55 am
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DLA Looks to Procure Patriot Missile Engineering Services From Raytheon

The Defense Logistics Agency intends to procure from Raytheon Technologies engineering services and other technical requirements needed to support the Patriot weapon system program efforts in the U.S. and international locations. According to its presolicitation notice posted Friday on SAM.gov, the anticipated sole-source action onto Raytheon’s current indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which has an $8 billion ceiling […] More

by Christine Thropp October 18, 2021, 11:50 am
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Former Raytheon Exec Timothy McBride Named President of ST Engineering’s US Arm

Timothy McBride, a former senior vice president at Raytheon Technologies, will become president of ST Engineering‘s U.S. business arm focused on providing aerospace, electronics, marine and transportation services across government and commercial markets. ST Engineering said Monday McBride’s appointment as ST Engineering North America‘s president will take effect Nov. 1 and he will be responsible […] More

by Summer Myatt October 18, 2021, 11:48 am
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Northrop, Raytheon to Participate in DARPA’s Drone Swarm Control Tech Demo; Erin Cherry Quoted

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies plan to participate in a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency exercise that seeks to demonstrate how a single user can operate a swarm of about 200 unmanned systems in urban areas, C4ISRNET reported Monday. The exercise will be held in November at Fort Campbell in Kentucky as part of DARPA’s […] More

by Jane Edwards October 5, 2021, 11:48 am
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Raytheon Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Texas; Roy Azevedo Quoted

Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space business has unveiled a 178,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in McKinney, Texas, and announced plans to open a larger facility in the city by 2025 to provide new offices, production and laboratory spaces. “Our new Advanced Integration and Manufacturing Center and plans for greater expansion reflect a deliberate strategy to transform ourselves […] More

by Jane Edwards September 24, 2021, 11:40 am
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Raytheon Subsidiary Unveils New Compact AESA Radar

Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business has launched a new light form-factor active electronically scanned array that weights a third of most AESA radars. The compact AESA fire control radar uses gallium nitride and its CHIRP digital receiver and processor to provide Gen 4-plus performance in support of platforms operating in air, on land and […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 22, 2021, 11:51 am
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Raytheon to Upgrade ATNAVICS Capabilities Under USAF Contract

Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space business has received an award from the U.S. Air Force to enhance two Air Traffic Navigation, Integration and Coordination Systems, which currently have a primary surveillance radar range of 25 nautical miles. Under the lightweight deployable-ground controlled approach contract, Raytheon Intelligence and Space will extend the PSR range of ATNAVICS […] More

by Carol Collins September 21, 2021, 11:49 am
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Raytheon to Build Prototype Sensors for Army’s Next-Gen Airborne ISR System; Michael Fisher Quoted

Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space business will build, integrate and demonstrate prototype sensors for the U.S. Army’s High-Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System under a contract awarded through an other transaction agreement with Consortium Management Group. HADES is the service’s next-generation aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform and the award is for the initial phase of […] More

by Jane Edwards September 3, 2021, 11:23 am