DefenceTalkA recent international contract brings Raytheon awards for uncooled thermal systems for allied countries to more than $75 million over the last 12 months. Under the contracts, Raytheon will deliver PhantomIRxr bioculars, thermal weapon sights and driver’s vision enhancer (DVE) systems. “Raytheon’s uncooled thermal systems give forces a clear advantage: Operating in complete darkness enables […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheons-advanced-uncooled-thermal-technology-preferred-by-international-land-forces-48509/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company’s (RTN) 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3rd Gen FLIR) Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) and fire control successfully achieved proof of concept in a series of laboratory and field tests. Preliminary evaluation of the impact of firing all versions of the TOW missile was also performed. “Raytheon’s FLIR improvement program provides warfighters with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-demos-high-definition-two-color-3rd-generation-flir-system-48492/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company has initiated an internally funded program to enhance its combat-proven 155mm Excalibur GPS-guided projectile with a new guidance and navigation unit (GNU) with a semi-active laser (SAL) end-game targeting capability. Addition of the SAL seeker will allow the munition to attack moving targets, attack targets that have re-positioned after firing, or change the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-unveils-excalibur-with-dual-mode-guidance-48218/

DefenceTalkThales Raytheon Systems announces the signature on 20th June of a €136 million contract with NATO to produce and deploy a Theater Ballistic Missile Defense capability to be integrated with the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS). This is a great example of leveraging previous investments from NATO in ACCS and the integration of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-contracts-major-missile-defence-upgrade-48210/

DefenceTalkBoeing Company has awarded Raytheon Company a follow-on contract for the sixth production lot of APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array radars for United States Air Force and Air National Guard F-15C aircraft. “We have been a partner on the F-15 for more than 40 years,” said Mark Kula, vice president of Tactical Airborne Systems for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-awarded-contract-for-f-15c-aesa-radars-48127/

DefenceTalkRaytheon under a contract modification from the U.S. Army, is adding new capabilities to the Identification Friend or Foe interrogator to reduce Radio Frequency (RF) emissions and enhance target identification for the warfighter. “We understood that the warfighter needed an improved identification capability, so Raytheon is both increasing the capability of the interrogator system and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-to-improve-us-army-air-defenses-better-identify-targets-48138/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company’s jam-resistant, battlefield radio recently transmitted data securely over the air to more than 30 Stryker combat vehicles, proving that it could meet the U.S. Army’s need for a tactical wireless Internet via a vehicle-mounted mobile radio system. The EXF1915, an upgraded version of Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) radios, completed several months […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-demos-radio-based-network-in-afghanistan-48112/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company booked a $106 million contract for its combat-proven Paveway II family of precision-guided munitions. The company was awarded the direct commercial sale from an international customer. The contract includes Paveway kits for both GBU-12 (500lb) and GBU-58 (250lb) guided bombs. Paveway is a Raytheon-designed kit that transforms “dumb” bombs into precision-guided munitions. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-books-paveway-ii-contract-48020/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy completed the first series of developmental and operational testing (DT/OT) of Raytheon Company’s Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2. In at-sea tests conducted from the U.S. Navy’s Self-Defense Test Ship, RAM Block 2 missiles engaged two targets in tactical dual-salvo scenarios designed to demonstrate the advanced missile’s defensive capabilities. The DT/OT tests successfully […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-us-navy-complete-first-phase-of-ram-block-2-developmental-testing-47989/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army’s Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO) system. The payloads were delivered as part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Navy NAVSEA-Crane in 2012. NERO is utilized on the Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS (Umanned Aircraft System) as an airborne electronic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-delivers-electronic-jamming-capability-for-gray-eagle-uas-47795/