DefenceTalkJOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 525th Fighter Squadron (FS) recently won the 2021 Raytheon Trophy, which is awarded to the best air-to-air fighter squadron in the United States Air Force, taking the lead in advancing the baseline air-to-air threat to a peer level adversary. “[The 525th FS] flawlessly executed this mission with multiple […]https://www.defencetalk.com/525th-fighter-squadron-awarded-2021-raytheon-trophy-79280/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Technologies will not be able to accelerate the production of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles before 2023, due to a lack of available parts, the defense company’s chief warned on Tuesday. Western countries have been sending Ukraine thousands of the surface-to-air missiles and their shoulder-mounted launchers, which are effective against helicopters and low-flying planes. Washington has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-will-not-resume-mass-production-of-stinger-missiles-until-2023-78723/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkRaytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (RTX: NYSE) business, and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., an Israeli-based defense technology company, have signed a joint venture to establish an Iron Dome Weapon System production facility in the United States. The new partnership, called Raytheon RAFAEL Area Protection Systems, anticipates finalizing a site location before the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-rafael-to-establish-us-based-iron-dome-weapon-system-production-facility-76112/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a business of Raytheon Technologies, are partnering to pursue a U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). This strategic partnership will offer the MDA an interceptor solution that will support the warfighter and MDA’s efforts to rapidly deploy a system that complements […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-and-raytheon-missiles-and-defense-partner-on-next-generation-interceptor-75384/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Technologies Corporation announced the successful completion of the all-stock merger of equals transaction between Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation on April 3, 2020, following the completion by United Technologies of its previously announced spin-offs of its Carrier and Otis businesses. Headquartered in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon Technologies is one of the largest aerospace and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/united-technologies-and-raytheon-complete-merger-of-equals-transaction-75078/

DefenceTalkRaytheon said Tuesday it has completed the first round of testing of the radar antenna array for the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier and Missile Defense Sensor, a next generation radar intended to counter hypersonic weapons. The testing follows the U.S. Army selection of Raytheon to build the LTAMDS less than five months ago. “Concluding these […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-completes-first-tests-of-radar-for-anti-hypersonic-sensor-74840/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $551 million contract to begin production of the combat-proven Patriot™ air and missile defense system for the Kingdom of Bahrain. The contract was awarded on January 31, 2020. “Raytheon’s Patriot provides the Kingdom of Bahrain and 16 other countries around the globe with a combat-proven system […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-to-begin-production-of-patriot-air-defense-system-for-bahrain-74728/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy successfully flight tested the first SM-2 surface-to-air missile from the company’s restarted production line. The SM-2 Block IIIB missile launched, flew and provided accurate telemetry data to the range, and engaged an airborne Navy target. SM-2 allows navies to defend against anti-ship missiles and aircraft. Raytheon and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-us-navy-test-first-standard-missile-2-from-restarted-production-line-74311/

DefenceTalkBuilt on accelerated timeline, LTAMDS will defeat advanced threats Raytheon Company finished building the first radar antenna array for the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor. Raytheon completed the work less than 120 days after the U.S. Army selected Raytheon to build LTAMDS, a next-generation radar that will defeat advanced threats like […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-completes-first-lower-tier-air-missile-defense-sensor-radar-antenna-74163/

Cannon-launched projectile can now engage moving targets Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) new Excalibur® S precision-guided munition scored direct hits on moving targets in a U.S. Navy test. Testing validated the projectile’s ability to survive the shock and stress of a howitzer firing, then transition from GPS to laser guidance and hit a moving target. Excalibur […]