Raytheon awarded $243 million Standard Missile-6 contract

The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $243,478,659 contract for procurement of 89 Standard Missile-6 Block I all up rounds, spares, containers and services. The contract was awarded in Raytheon’s third quarter. About the Standard Missile-6 The SM-6 provides U.S. Navy sailors and their vessels extended range protection against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon’s Griffin® missile demonstrates maritime protection capabilities

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy demonstrated the Griffin® missile’s combat proven capabilities in a maritime environment by successfully engaging fast-moving small boats from various platforms throughout a series of at-sea tests. During one of the tests, the MK-60 Patrol Coastal Griffin Missile System was integrated on a Cyclone-class Patrol Coastal-class ship, where … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon’s Precision Extended Range Munition completes first Guide to Hit test series

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully completed its first two Guide to Hit (GTH) test series of the Precision Extended Range Munition (PERM) program for the United States Marine Corps. This GTH tested the structural integrity and the kinematic capability of the round when fired from a smooth bore mortar tube. The tests confirmed that after … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon AI3 intercepts its first UAS target

In a first-of-its-kind test for Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative system, AI3 destroyed an unmanned aerial system (UAS) in flight. The intercept was part of the second guided test flights for the AI3 program and follows its first in-flight defeat of a 107mm rocket earlier in the test series. „Defeating a UAS … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon advanced military GPS system achieves 2,000th domestic and international delivery milestone

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered its 2,000th Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver (MAGR) 2000. Three variants of the MAGR 2000 family of products are currently in service aboard 20 types of fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms across 16 countries, with a well-established record of excellent performance and reliability. The current MAGR 2000-S24 greatly improves navigation accuracy … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon completes critical component of ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed the manufacturing of an Antenna Equipment Unit for the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar. An integral part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), the AN/TPY-2 searches, discriminates between threats and non-threats, acquires and tracks threat ballistic missiles. AN/TPY-2 is a mobile X-band radar that helps protect the U.S., … Dowiedz się więcej