The U.S. Department of Defense said on Wednesday that Raytheon Missiles and Defense has received $16,7 million modification to a previously awarded contract to procure production Airborne Mine Neutralization Systems.  The contract modification, from Naval Sea Systems Command, incorporates additional contract options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this action to $68,550,513. Work […]

The U.S. Department of Defense announced a contract worth up to $79,3 million for integration and test of new air-launched munitions. According to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a contract worth as much as $79 million for Small Diameter Bomb […]

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) successfully launched the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), commonly known as a ship-killer missile, as part of shipboard operational testing and evaluation, March 19. “The recent missile launches were a great accomplishment for Gabrielle Giffords and the LCS community,” said Cmdr. Michael Piano, commanding officer of […]

The U.S. Navy awarded a $63,3 million contract for the repair of the APG-65/73 radar systems in support of the F/A-18 aircraft., the U.S. Department of Defense announced March. 22. The U.S. Department of Defense said Monday that Raytheon Co. won a $63,3 million for a ceiling-priced delivery order (N00383-21-F-N700) under a previously awarded basic […]

Raytheon Co., one of the world’s largest defense contractors, announced that it fired a Stinger surface-to-air missile using a Javelin launcher. According to a company news release, Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, successfully completed the first-ever demonstration of a Stinger missile fired from a Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit, or LWCLU, for […]

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a contract worth $178 million to Raytheon weapons developers to upgrade the Distributed Common Ground System that supports the intelligence warfighting function to assist the commander’s visualization and understanding of the threat and other relevant aspects of the operational environment. Raytheon Co. was awarded a $178 million contract for […]

Raytheon Technologies, one of the world’s largest military weapons and technology manufacturers, was awarded a contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for F-35 Lightning II support. The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $290 million. This contract provides material and support equipment for depot maintenance facilities, program […]

Raytheon Co., one of the world’s largest defense contractors, was awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for engineering and test support services for the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) currently in development for the Navy EA-18G aircraft.  The AN/ALQ-249 is an advanced electronic attack system that denies, disrupts and degrades enemy technology, including communication […]

Raytheon Co., one of the world’s largest defense contractors, has announced that the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) launches a newest cruise missile variant, the Tomahawk Block V, during a missile exercise.  According to a company news release, the U.S. Navy and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, successfully completed two flight […]

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The Hungarian Armed Forces will buy National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System, better known as NASAMS, according to the office of the commissioner for defense development. According to a Reuters report, the Central European nation is expected to take the delivery of this air defense system, developed jointly by Kongsberg and Raytheon, in 2023. […]

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