Raytheon has been awarded a $79 million contract to develop a new advanced telemetry system for the US Navy’s Range Support Aircraft. The high-tech plane will replace the Navy’s aging telemetry test aircraft, which has been in service since the 1970s. Based within the Gulfstream G550 airborne early warning airframe, Raytheon’s advanced ...
A NATO-led multinational operational exercise has taken place off the coast of Scotland, during which a Raytheon built Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) intercepted a ballistic missile target at sea. Dubbed ‘Formidable Shield 17’, this was an integrated air and missile defence exercise aimed at replicating real-life threat scenarios. With support from the ...
Raytheon has chosen Ducommun to build fire control systems for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), an advanced weapon for the US Navy’s over-the-horizon requirement for its littoral combat ships and future frigates. The Naval Strike Missile is a long-range, precision anti-ship and land-attack missile that provides superior strike capability against heavily defended ...
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a $119 million contract to begin the integration of a new multi-mode seeker into the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile, which will enable the weapon to engage moving maritime targets. The US Navy is conducting the new seeker development as a Rapid Deployment Capability programme to meet urgent fleet ...