DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon a firm-fixed-price $81.7 million option for Lot 6 on the Lot 5 contract for the production and delivery of 202 MALD-J jammers and containers. The contract also includes a 10-year warranty. The contract was awarded in Raytheon’s first quarter of 2013. “MALD-J adds a jamming capability to the current […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-contracted-for-miniature-air-launched-decoy-and-jammer-units-47599/

DefenceTalkRaytheon was awarded a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) border security contract valued at $35.9 million. Under the nearly three-year base contract, Raytheon will design, develop and implement an integrated surveillance system along parts of the Jordanian border. Also, the contract requires Raytheon to provide training, maintenance and repair, as well as equipment. “Raytheon’s global […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-awarded-dtra-border-security-contract-47466/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company (RTN) delivered its eighth AN/TPY-2 radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in support of the U.S. combatant commands. An integral capability of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), AN/TPY-2 is a mobile, X-band phased-array radar that helps protect the U.S., deployed forces, and America’s friends and allies by searching, acquiring and tracking […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-delivers-8th-antpy-2-radar-47202/

DefenceTalkRaytheon was awarded a sub-contract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to deliver its first 5th generation medium frequency hull mounted sonar system as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program. According to the U.S. Navy, 43 nations operate more than 600 submarines; the steady […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheons-fifth-generation-hull-mounted-sonar-to-enable-anti-submarine-undersea-warfare-47191/

DefenceTalkThe French defense procurement agency (DGA) has selected Thales Raytheon Systems (TRS) to supply the French Air Force with a third Ground Master 406 radar for the Lyon Mont-Verdun airbase. The order follows an earlier award announced on September 7, 2012 to provide an identical radar for the Nice Mont-Agel base. The additional order, awarded […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-selects-trs-to-supply-its-third-ground-master-400-radar-base-46976/

DefenceTalkRaytheon acting through its Missile Systems business, and Chemring have agreed to develop a naval capability to defend against surface targets, for use on ships ranging in size from small patrol boats to large combatants. A briefing was being held Tuesday at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX 2013, to discuss the development. “This […]https://www.defencetalk.com/developing-new-naval-capabilities-to-defend-against-surface-targets-46924/

DefenceTalkElevated system detects, tracks ascent-phase ballistic missiles during recent test Enemy tactical ballistic missiles may soon be easier to detect and track. During a series of recent tests, a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) JLENS demonstrated tactical ballistic missile defense (TBMD) capability when it detected and tracked a total of four ballistic-missile surrogates during their ascent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jlens-demonstrates-tactical-ballistic-missile-defense-capability-46879/

DefenceTalkIDEX 2013 Affordable system can enhance test facilities in the Middle East and worldwide ABU DHABI: Raytheon is unveiling Mobile Range, a comprehensive solution for complex testing missions, at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). Mobile Range is an integrated suite of communications, optics and telemetry capabilities that can be deployed anywhere in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-unveils-mobile-range-at-idex-46873/

DefenceTalkRaytheon and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. are working together to develop a highly autonomous, unmanned electronic warfare capability based on equipping GA-ASI’s Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) with Raytheon’s Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD). With the Ground Verification Test phase completed November 2012 at GA-ASI’s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility in Palmdale, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-integrates-miniature-air-launched-decoy-with-uav-platform-46864/

DefenceTalkThe Finnish Defence Forces awarded Raytheon Company a contract to procure PhantomIRxr thermal biocular systems. The biocular uses thermal imaging to pinpoint targets through darkness, smoke and dust. The bioculars will be on display at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). Since 2011, Raytheon has supplied Finnish Defence Forces with multi-role thermal devices for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-buys-raytheons-phantomirxr-precision-targeting-thermal-bioculars-46845/