The U.S. Navy has wrapped up a series of acceptance trials on its future USS Paul Ignatius destroyer ship built by Huntington Ingalls Industries. The Arleigh Burke-class vessel spent two days in the Gulf of Mexico before it returned to an HII shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., Naval Sea Systems Command …
Read More »Raytheon to Continue Missile Repair, Maintenance Work for Navy
Raytheon has received a $37.2M contract modification to continue intermediate-level repair and maintenance services for the U.S. Navy’s Standard Missile-2 and Standard Missile-6 systems. The Navy will obligate $19M in fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Monday. The company’s missile systems business will perform work …
Read More »Gerard Hueber: Raytheon Expands Missile Defense Portfolio, Dev’t Process for Navy
Gerard Hueber, vice president of business development for naval and area mission defense at Raytheon, has said the company has modernized its product development and sustainment processes for missile defense systems, Navy Recognition reported Monday. Hueber noted in an interview that Raytheon is adding new technologies such as active guidance …
Read More »Raytheon SM-3 Intercepts Missile Target in NATO-Led Exercise
Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-3 technology has engaged and intercepted a ballistic missile target off the coast of Scotland during a NATO-led multinational operational exercise. The SM-3 test occurred as part of the Formidable Shield 17 missile defense exercise that replicated naval and air battle scenarios, Raytheon said Tuesday. The company also provided Standard Missile-2 and Evolved …
Read More »Lockheed Testing Updated Navy Aegis Combat System; Jim Sheridan Comments
Lockheed Martin is holding a series of tests to evaluate an updated missile defense system the company is building for the U.S. Navy. Four additional live firing exercises will be completed aboard the USS Chancellorsville will host four live firing exercises before the ship starts combat system qualification trials later …
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