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  • NOAA-Raytheon UAV Hurricane Tracking Initiative Gets Laureate Award; Thomas Bussing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NOAA-Raytheon UAV Hurricane Tracking Initiative Gets Laureate Award; Thomas Bussing Comments

    Aviation Week has recognized Raytheon and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with the publication’s Laureate Award for the deployment of company-built Coyote unmanned aerial vehicles to track and model Hurricane Maria last year. NOAA launched six Coyote UAVs from a Lockheed Martin-built WP-3D Orion aircraft in efforts to help agency researchers view the storm and examine its behavior from the inside, Raytheon […] More

  • Raytheon to Provide Baseline System Design for Army's Long-Range Precision Fires Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Provide Baseline System Design for Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires Program

    Raytheon has received a $5.7 million contract to provide baseline system design for a  U.S. Army program that aims to develop new missile technology to replace the service branch’s inventory of long-range, surface-to-surface missiles. The company said Tuesday the nine-month contract will support risk reduction efforts for the Long Range Precision Fires program. Thomas Bussing, vice president of Raytheon’s advanced missile […] More

  • Thomas Bussing: Raytheon, UVision Aim to Offer US Army Small Loitering Airborne Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomas Bussing: Raytheon, UVision Aim to Offer US Army Small Loitering Airborne Tech

    Raytheon and Israel-based unmanned air system manufacturer UVision to develop and offer small loitering airborne technology to U.S. military organizations. Raytheon said Friday it seeks to adapt UVision’s man-packed, canister-launched Hero-30 system to make it perform lethal target engagement, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions. The company intends for the modified technology to help address the U.S. Army‘s Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System requirements. Thomas Bussing, Raytheon vice […] More

  • Raytheon Establishes UAS Directorate Within Missiles Systems Product Line - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Establishes UAS Directorate Within Missiles Systems Product Line

    Raytheon has created an unmanned aircraft systems directorate under its advanced missile systems product line in Arizona in efforts to consolidate the elements of small UAS production including airframe, payload integration and command-and-control technology. The company said Tuesday it will also increase delivery of its Coyote and Silver Fox UAS platforms to address a growth in small UAS demand. Thomas Bussing, Raytheon […] More

  • Raytheon to Develop New Missile Design for Army Long-Range Precision Fires Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Develop New Missile Design for Army Long-Range Precision Fires Program

    Raytheon will design a new missile for a U.S. Army program to acquire new tactical missile system weapons for the service branch. The company said Wednesday its Long-Range Precision Fires design will be built to integrate into the M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS rocket launchers. Thomas Bussing, Raytheon vice president for advanced missile systems, said the new missile […] More

  • NOAA to Deploy Raytheon-Built UAS to Track Atlantic Hurricanes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NOAA to Deploy Raytheon-Built UAS to Track Atlantic Hurricanes

    Raytheon has built an unmanned air system for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in an effort to help agency and company researchers study hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA and Raytheon launched an upgraded version of the company’s Coyote UAS from a P-3 Orion aircraft over Avon Park, Florida, during a recent calibration flight test, the […] More

  • Raytheon Completes Multi-Object Kill Vehicle Planning Review; Thomas Bussing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Completes Multi-Object Kill Vehicle Planning Review; Thomas Bussing Comments

    Raytheon Co. has concluded a program planning review for the company’s Multi-Object Kill Vehicle prototype in collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency as part of a process to define the platform’s aspects. MDA and the company assessed the program ahead of a concept review in December to continue work under a contract awarded to Raytheon in August, the company said […] More

  • Raytheon Demos Griffin C Missile's Target Update System; Thomas Bussing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Demos Griffin C Missile’s Target Update System; Thomas Bussing Comments

    Raytheon has demonstrated the target update functions of its Griffin C missile when the system redirects to a new object during a flight test. The company performed the three-for-three flight tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona for the U.S. Navy‘s Littoral Combat Ship surface-to-surface missile module, Raytheon said Tuesday. “With its extended range motor, Griffin C’s increased capability addresses the need for a […] More

  • Thomas Bussing: Raytheon AI3 Missile Built to Complement Army Ground Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomas Bussing: Raytheon AI3 Missile Built to Complement Army Ground Weapon System

    Raytheon and the U.S. Army have demonstrated the features of the Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative missile during a Black Dart military exercise, where the missile intercepted an unmanned aerial system and a cruise missile. The company said Thursday the AI3 missile features a “semi-active” seeker and radar system to detect targets and will be used to support the Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability Block […] More

  • Thomas Bussing: Raytheon’s Mobile Range System Demos Tri-Band Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomas Bussing: Raytheon’s Mobile Range System Demos Tri-Band Technologies

    Raytheon Co. has demonstrated its Mobile Range system’s tri-band telemetry antenna to test the technology’s reception and tracking capabilities. The system worked to track an AIM-9 missile onboard an F-18 Hornet aircraft through L-, S- and C-Band telemetry signals during a demonstration at Naval Base Ventura County in California, Raytheon said Thursday. ”Mobile Range’s test […] More

  • Thomas Bussing: Raytheon Designs SeaGriffin Missile for Littoral Waters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomas Bussing: Raytheon Designs SeaGriffin Missile for Littoral Waters

    Raytheon has completed a guided flight test of its SeaGriffin missile to demonstrate the weapon’s semi-active laser guidance system and newly-added imaging infrared seeker. The SeaGriffin missile took flight from an integrated surface launch system in London and provided command and control operators for target verification before homing in on a strike, the company said Monday. The company said […] More