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Raytheon delivers first laser counter-UAS System to US Air Force

Air November 4, 2019

Raytheon delivered the first high-energy laser counter-unmanned aerial system to the US Air Force earlier this month. The Raytheon system will be deployed overseas as part of a year-long Air Force experiment to train operators and test the system’s effectiveness in real-world conditions. Raytheon’s high-energy laser weapon system uses an advanced variant ...

Raytheon and AirMap virtually demo drone monitoring tools

Air October 29, 2019

Raytheon and AirMap have integrated AirMap’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) monitoring capabilities onto a working prototype of Raytheon’s next-generation air traffic controller workstation called Multi-platform ATC Re-hosting Solution (MARS). With this integration, MARS now offers air traffic controllers streamlined access to UAS monitoring designed to improve the safety of drone integration. The ...

Raytheon and Korean Air partner on multiple-intelligence aircraft for ROK Air Force

Air October 23, 2019

Raytheon and Korean Air signed an exclusive collaboration agreement to pursue the Republic of Korea’s Air Force’s Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance program. Under the agreement, Raytheon will be the prime contractor and provide multiple-intelligence, or Multi-INT, technologies for the aircraft. Korean Air will deliver design, logistics and life cycle support ...

Aircrews to get hand-held devices linked via secure WiFi

October 14, 2019

Raytheon has received a $48 million engineering services contract to support the integration and qualification of hand-held devices into secured platform-mounted WiFi systems. Raytheon will load the mobile devices with situational awareness and mission planning applications, which will improve air-to-ground communication between combat teams, enhancing situational awareness as the mission unfolds. The ...