The Missile Defense Agency has selected Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), to continue to develop a first-of-its-kind counter-hypersonic missile, the Glide Phase Interceptor. GPI is designed to intercept hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of flight, providing the U.S. and allies with an additional layer …
Read More »GhostEye® MR: A new radar for medium‐range air defense
The latest addition to the Raytheon Missiles & Defense GhostEye® family of radars counters escalating threats. In air and missile defense, the threat is diverse and ever‐changing. Right now, that’s especially true of the medium‐range mission space, which has seen a proliferation of adversarial cruise missiles, drones, fixed‐wing and rotary …
Read More »Raytheon Missiles & Defense awarded $624 million for Stinger missile production
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $624 million U.S. Army contract to produce 1,300 Stinger® missiles. The contract includes provisions for engineering support, as well as the test equipment and support needed to address obsolescence, modernize key components, and accelerate production. “We’re aligned with the U.S. …
Read More »Raytheon Missiles & Defense awarded $423 million US Navy contract for SPY-6 family of radars
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, is awarded a $423 million contract to continue to produce SPY-6 radars for the U.S. Navy. This is the first option exercised from the March 2022 hardware, production and sustainment contract that is valued up to $3.16 billion over five years. “SPY-6 is the …
Read More »Raytheon Missiles & Defense ships first Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor to US Army test range
The first Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, built by Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, arrived at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range on April 11th. The radar is the newest air and missile defense sensor for the U.S. Army, providing significantly more capacity and …
Read More »US Navy awards Raytheon Missiles & Defense up to $1.68 billion for Zumwalt destroyer engineering services
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, an activation, sustainment, and modernization contract for $483 million with options, if exercised, totaling $1.68 billion across five years. Under this contract, Raytheon Missiles & Defense will provide the U.S. Navy services and professionals to complete the activation and fleet …
Read More »Raytheon Missiles & Defense awarded $651 million to produce SPY-6 radars for next-gen US Navy ships
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $651 million, with options totaling $2.5 billion, hardware, production and sustainment contract for full-rate production of the AN/SPY-6(V) Family of Radars. The contract, with options, totals $3.2 billion and five years of radar production to equip up to 31 U.S. Navy ships with …
Read More »Raytheon Missiles & Defense’s Excalibur artillery projectile fired at record range from CAESAR howitzer
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, in partnership with the U.S. Army and French company Nexter successfully fired Excalibur artillery projectiles from a CAESAR self-propelled howitzer. The test proved compatibility between Excalibur, the U.S. Army’s Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS) and CAESAR. During the demonstration the CAESAR-fired Excalibur …
Read More »US Navy awards Raytheon Missiles & Defense $20 million contract for Maritime Strike Tomahawk
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded a $20 million contract for low-rate production of the Maritime Strike Tomahawk® cruise missile Block Va, which includes navigation and communication upgrades in addition to an advanced multi-mode seeker for engaging moving targets at sea. “This award is a significant and …
Read More »Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Northrop Grumman successfully test fire hypersonic weapon
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, in partnership with Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), successfully completed the first flight test of a scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or HAWC, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force. The companies are on track to …
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