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Raytheon ground system to support second GPS III launch

Homeland September 9, 2019

The US Air Force used Raytheon’s Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, to support the launch of its second GPS III satellite into space. The ground system will spend ten days maneuvering the satellite into its final orbit, demonstrating GPS OCX’s ability to simultaneously support multiple GPS III spacecraft ...

Raytheon to expand Texas presence with construction of new factory

Homeland September 5, 2019

Raytheon is to build a 200,000-square-foot facility supporting 500 new high-tech jobs at its Space and Airborne Systems headquarters in McKinney, Texas. The announcement follows research from The University of North Texas Economic Research Group, which found Raytheon in North Texas contribute $4.8 billion to the Texas economy. In 2018, Raytheon directly ...

Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar successfully tracks first targets

Maritime August 29, 2019

Raytheon and the US Navy have completed the first system-level tests of SPY-6(V)2, the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar, at the Surface Combat System Center at Wallops Island, Virginia. In the first test the radar searched for, detected, identified and tracked numerous targets – including commercial aircraft. In a second exercise, the ...

Raytheon’s new GPS technology certified by US Air Force

Air August 27, 2019

Raytheon has received security certification for new GPS modules and receivers from the Global Positioning Systems Directorate at the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The new Raytheon modules and receivers will give military aircraft, ships, ground vehicles and weapon systems secure and reliable access to modernised GPS. Eric Ditmars, ...