| Date | Title | | | 05/23/13 | Raytheon awards $300,000 in MathMovesU middle school scholarships and grants| 150 middle school students nationwide receive $1,000 scholarship; schools receive matching grant for math education initiatives
WALTHAM, Mass., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) awarded $300,000 in scholarships and grants to middle school students and their schools as part of its MathMovesU® program, an initiative designed to engage middle school students in math and science. Each of the 150 middle school students from across the United States will receive a $1,000 M... |
|  | | 05/23/13 | Raytheon honors servicemen and women during National Military Appreciation Month with Hashtags4Heroes gallery| #HT4H social advocacy platform provides opportunity to share appreciation of service members past and present
WALTHAM, Mass., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of National Military Appreciation Month, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is hosting the Hashtags4Heroes "Faces of Service" gallery to recognize all who have served in uniform.
Raytheon is encouraging Americans to express their appreciation for the contributions of service members by recognizing their commitment through images.... |
| | | 05/22/13 | Raytheon Anschuetz brings new training simulator onboard| Realistic, scenario-based trainer to debut at Canadian trade show
TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new onboard navigation simulator that allows operators to train with the system they will use at sea will be unveiled at the CANSEC 2013 Defense and Security Exposition, May 29-30, in Ottawa, Canada. Raytheon Anschuetz, a German based, indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), developed the embedded, simulation-based training system in partnership with ... |
| | | 05/22/13 | Defense Acquisition Board approves Standard Missile-6 full-rate production| SM-6 program on track to reach initial operating capability in 2013
TUCSON, Ariz., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A Defense Acquisition Board approved full-rate production of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6. Once operational in 2013, the SM-6 will provide U.S. Navy vessels extended range protection against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles.
"SM-6 is a game-changing, transformational fleet defense missile, and we're on track to r... |
| | | 05/20/13 | Raytheon's forward looking infrared technology marks 50 years of helping military forces 'own the night'| Latest devices provide crisp, high-def images of the battlefield from land, air, sea and space
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) marked its five-decade heritage as the maker of Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) technology that has allowed U.S. and international defense forces to track objects in total darkness, often from long distances. Over the span of 50 years, the devices have shrunk in size and weight -- from several hundred pounds to less than two -- ... |
| | | 05/20/13 | US Air Force selects Raytheon's transportable air traffic radar system| Mobile "air traffic control in a box" designed for global military operations, including emergency and humanitarian missions
TEWSKBURY, Mass., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract to build rapidly deployable air traffic control (ATC) systems that can be delivered anywhere in the world and then be fully operational controlling flights within six hours.
The contract, with a potential full value of $260 million, calls for one En... |
| | | 05/16/13 | Raytheon's newest Standard Missile-3 takes out complex, separating short-range ballistic missile target| PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-3 Block IB fired from the USS Lake Erie destroyed a complex, separating short-range ballistic missile target with a sophisticated separating mock warhead.
Despite stressing conditions designed to challenge the missile's discrimination capabilities, the SM-3 successfully engaged the target using the sheer kinetic force of a massive collision in space.
"Combatant comma... |
| | | 05/14/13 | Raytheon delivers electronic jamming capability for Gray Eagle UAS| Effort will mark first time Army has capability on unmanned vehicle
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) 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 attack sys... |
| | | 05/14/13 | ESSM intercept of high-diving threat proves expanded defensive capability| International consortium committed to continuous improvement
TUCSON, Ariz., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) destroyed a high-diving, supersonic threat during a recent firing from the U.S. Navy's Self-Defense Test Ship.
"The success of this firing, highlighted by a skin-to-skin intercept, is a direct result of a series of enhancements to what is truly an international missile," said Rick Nelson, vice president of Raytheon Miss... |
| | | 05/10/13 | America's brightest Mathletes® set new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title| Record time reached as 325 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition participants from every U.S. state arrange themselves into giant Pascal's Triangle
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today 325 participants of the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition successfully set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title: Fastest Time to Construct the First 25 Rows of Pascal's Triangle (Human Formation).
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130510/NE12188 )
The 244 Mathletes® ... |
| | | 05/10/13 | Massachusetts 8th-grader, Alec Sun, crowned National Champion at 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition| Massachusetts team captures honors as top state team - Washington state team wins second place, Florida team takes third
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alec Sun of Lexington, Mass., won the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition today at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. The winning Mathlete® answered the following math problem in less than 45 seconds to be crowned the National Champion:
Question:
What is the greatest integer ... |
| | | 05/09/13 | Raytheon, US Army complete AI3 control vehicle tests| Program on track for guided flight tests
TUCSON, Ariz., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully completed its control test vehicle (CTV) flights for the Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative (AI3) program. The two CTV flights are part of a company-led effort to demonstrate the effectiveness of the system elements. Once fielded, AI3 is designed to enhance warfighter protection by destroying a wider array of incoming rockets, artillery and mortars than previo... |
| | | 05/07/13 | Raytheon completes first international delivery of Enhanced Paveway™ II GBU-50| Weapon has improved precision, navigation capabilities
TUCSON, Ariz., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed delivery of more than 200 Paveway™ GBU-50 guidance kits to a European partner.
The GBU-50 provides the 2,000-pound MK-84 or the BLU-109 penetrator with all-weather GPS navigation combined with precision terminal laser guidance. A full range of selectable terminal impact angles combined with a mature combat-proven, height-of-burst maximizes the capab... |
| | | 05/07/13 | America's brightest middle school Mathletes® attempt to set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title May 10| Hundreds of Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition students, coaches and advisors – including the Human Calculator® – to arrange themselves into a giant Pascal's Triangle
WHAT:
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® Record Attempt: "Fastest time to construct/arrange the first 25 rows of Pascal's Triangle (human formation)," to be completed in the nation's capital — drawing attention to the importance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. An adjudica... |
| | | 05/02/13 | Mathletes® gear up for 'May Madness' at the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition| National title at stake as nation's brightest middle school math students descend on Washington, D.C., for nail-biting finale
WALTHAM, Mass., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- What March Madness® is to college basketball, "May Madness" is to middle school math, as the nation's best and brightest middle school math students descend on Washington, D.C., May 9-12, to compete for the titles of individual and team National Champion. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is title sponsor of ... |
| | | 05/02/13 | Raytheon realigns two business headquarters locations| Part of company's previously announced consolidation initiative
WALTHAM, Mass., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) today announced that two of its four businesses will have new headquarters locations. The decisions stem from the company consolidation announced March 25, 2013, intended to streamline operations, increase productivity and achieve stronger alignment with its customers' priorities.
Raytheon's newly formed Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS) bus... |
| | | 04/29/13 | Raytheon completes second launch exercise for next generation GPS satellites| Capability remains on schedule for launch availability
AURORA, Colo., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully completed the second launch readiness exercise for the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) operational control system (OCX). Successful completion of Exercise 2 is a key milestone demonstrating that Raytheon's OCX software meets mission requirements and is on track to support the first GPS III satellite launch.
Complet... |
| | | 04/26/13 | Raytheon and Student Veterans of America launch new scholarship to empower student veterans| A total of $30,000 in scholarships available to student veterans pursuing science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) degree
WALTHAM, Mass., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Student Veterans of America (SVA) launched a new scholarship program for student veterans who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in science, technology, engineering or math. Three student veterans -- who are enrolled in a STEM degree program and have demonstrated leadersh... |
| | | 04/25/13 | Raytheon Reports Solid First Quarter 2013 Results| - Adjusted EPS of $1.56, up 5 percent; EPS from continuing operations was $1.49(1), up 12 percent
- Adjusted operating margin of 13.2 percent, up 10 basis points; reported operating margin of 12.0 percent(1)
- Net sales of $5.9 billion, consistent with first quarter 2012
- Solid operating cash flow from continuing operations of $422 million
- As previously announced, increased annual dividend by 10 percent to $2.20 per share
- Updated full-year 2013 guidance
WALTHAM, Mass., A... |
| | | 04/23/13 | Raytheon Anschuetz Integrated Bridge to advance Italy's Coast Guard patrol boat functionality| Leverages proven commercial technologies for military applications
TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Anschuetz, a German based, indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), in partnership with Italian marine automation provider Seastema, has been selected to deliver Integrated Bridge and Navigation Systems (IBNS) for two Italian Coast Guard military patrol vessels. The vessels are currently being built at Fincantieri's Castellammare di Stabia (N... |
| | | 04/22/13 | Raytheon stresses importance of math to competitiveness of US workforce during Mathematics Awareness Month| Company extends MATHCOUNTS National Competition sponsorship through 2018 in support of STEM-prepared workforce for future US innovation and growth
WALTHAM, Mass., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is highlighting the importance of math to the 21st century workforce in observance of Mathematics Awareness Month. As part of the company's MathMovesU® initiative — which aims to inspire student interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education — Rayt... |
| | | 04/22/13 | Raytheon announces availability of Trusted Print Delivery™ cross domain solution| Secure multilevel printing solution enables hardware reduction and cost savings with increased security
HERNDON, Va., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), today announced the general availability of its Trusted Print Delivery™ (TPD) cross domain solution. This commercial-off-the-shelf, highly secure solution enables users to print from existing applications at different security or sensitivity l... |
| | | 04/22/13 | Raytheon awarded $81.7 million production contract for Miniature Air Launched Decoy - Jammer units| Latest variant provides jamming capability to weapon
TUCSON, Ariz., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) 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 decoy function of t... |
| | | 04/19/13 | Raytheon delivers first training program under contract with GM Korea Company| RUESSELSHEIM, Germany, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has delivered the launch training program for the Chevrolet Trax Urban Life Vehicle, the first training event conducted under a multimillion dollar contract to manage dealer training for General Motors Korea Company (GMKC).
As part of the contract, RPS will manage content development and training administration services for GMKC's sales, non-technical ... |
| | | 04/19/13 | Raytheon delivers second Phalanx Block 1B for Australia's Air Warfare Destroyer| Direct commercial sale contract calls for three systems
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered the second Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon System for installation on Australia's newest Air Warfare Destroyer, the Brisbane.
A previously awarded direct commercial sale contract calls for a total of three Phalanx mounts to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy. The first mount was delivered in late 2012 for installation ab... |
| | | 04/17/13 | Raytheon Company to release first quarter results on April 25, 2013| WALTHAM, Mass., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will issue its first quarter 2013 earnings news release at 7 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 25, 2013. The release will be posted on the Raytheon home page.
The first quarter 2013 earnings results conference call will be at 9 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 25, 2013. The call will be audiocast on the Internet at www.raytheon.com/ir. Charts to be referenced during the call will be available on the website for printing prior to the c... |
| | | 04/11/13 | Raytheon awarded $35.9 million DTRA border security contract| Surveillance, training and maintenance will support the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
DULLES, Va., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) 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... |
| | | 04/11/13 | Raytheon honors employee commitment to volunteerism| Employees recognize National Volunteer Week by mentoring students, empowering veterans and supporting their communities
WALTHAM, Mass., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) employees are passionate about the communities where they live and work – giving nearly 400,000 hours of their personal time over the past two years alone. In recognition of this extraordinary level of community engagement, Raytheon will highlight during National Volunteer... |
| | | 04/10/13 | RACR wins Republic of Korea F-16 radar upgrade competition| Raytheon AESA technology primed to exceed current and future global customer needs
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today its Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) has been competitively selected by the Republic of Korea to upgrade the country's KF-16C/D Block 52 Fighting Falcon fleet.
"This win ensures the Republic of Korea's KF-16 combat aircraft remain relevant in a constantly evolving threat environment and builds on our legacy... |
| | | 04/09/13 | Raytheon Anschuetz to supply Integrated Bridge to Royal Navy of Oman| Delivering integrated bridge and navigation systems for Oman's new offshore patrol vessels
TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Anschuetz, a German based, indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), was awarded a contract to provide the company's Integrated Bridge and Navigation Systems for four Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Navy of Oman. Proven and deployed on commercial vessels, the Integrated Bridge and Navigation Systems are scalable a... |
| | | 04/09/13 | Raytheon brings automation and virtualization to NASA's Earth Observing System| Subsystem enhancements will provide greater efficiency and cost savings
AURORA, Colo., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded an $8 million contract with NASA Goddard Space Center to upgrade the command, control and telemetry (CCT) subsystems of the Earth Observing System (EOS). Enhancing the CCT subsystem will allow NASA to lower maintenance costs by exploiting automation and virtualization technologies, reducing the number of machines that need to be mainta... |
| | | 04/09/13 | Raytheon demonstrates new Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range integrated fuel system| Powered weapon provides greater capability to warfighter
TUCSON, Ariz., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully demonstrated a new integrated fuel system for the company's extended range version of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW ER). During the test, a new production representative tactical fuel tank and fuel delivery system were integrated with the TJ-150 turbojet engine on a modified JSOW C-1 air vehicle.
The functional ground test veri... |
| | | 04/02/13 | Cobra Judy Replacement radars perform exceptionally during first live-launch test| Demonstrating exceptional dual-band radar capability
TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)-led Cobra Judy Replacement (CJR) program surpassed expectations during its first tests against a live rocket launch on March 19. From approximately 100 miles off the Florida coast, the powerful X- and S-band radars integrated onboard the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) successfully acquired and tracked both stages of an Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Ca... |
| | | 04/01/13 | Raytheon receives $155.6 million Rolling Airframe Missile contract| Largest RAM agreement for German navy
TUCSON, Ariz., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $155.6 million contract to manufacture Block 2 Rolling Airframe Missiles for delivery to the German navy. It represents the largest single RAM award by Germany. The contract was awarded in Raytheon's first quarter of 2013.
RAM is a cooperative program between the U.S. and German governments with industry support from Raytheon and RAMSYS of Germany. The contract c... |
| | | 04/01/13 | Raytheon's Patriot missiles receive US Army service life extension| Recertification provides customers cost-effective path to upgrades
TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Patriot missiles, critical components of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, have received U.S. Army approval for a second recertification, extending the operational life of the worldwide inventory of Patriot missiles from 30 to 45 years. This extension allows customers to recertify and/or upgrade their inventory of Raytheon's Patriot miss... |
| | | 03/27/13 | Raytheon receives 6th consecutive ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award| Reflects continued commitment to environmental stewardship
WALTHAM, Mass., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was recognized with a sixth consecutive 2013 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for ongoing leadership in energy conservation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and innovative energy efficiency practices.
"EPA is recognizing the Raytheon Company for earning EPA's highest ENERGY STAR award -- the 2013 Partner... |
| | | 03/25/13 | Raytheon consolidates businesses and announces key executive roles| WALTHAM, Mass., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that it is consolidating its businesses to streamline operations, increase productivity and achieve stronger alignment with its customers' priorities. The Raytheon Company structure will consist of four businesses: Intelligence, Information and Services, resulting from the combination of the Intelligence and Information Systems and Raytheon Technical Services businesses; and the Integrated Defense Systems... |
| | | 03/21/13 | Raytheon receives national Climate Leadership Award| Reaches, and exceeds, greenhouse gas reduction goal years ahead of schedule
WALTHAM, Mass., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a Climate Leadership Award in recognition of cutting greenhouse gas emissions and achieving its reduction goal ahead of schedule. The Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management Award for Goal Achievement was recently awarded to Raytheon by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in partnership with the Association of Climate Chang... |
| | | 03/20/13 | Raytheon Company increases dividend by 10 percent, its ninth consecutive annual increase|
WALTHAM, Mass., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Board of Directors has voted to increase the company's annual dividend payout rate by 10 percent, from $2.00 to $2.20 per share. The Board also authorized payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per outstanding share of common stock, to be paid on May 2, 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 3, 2013. Payment of quarterly dividends is subject to Board authorization.
"We are pl... |
| | | 03/18/13 | Raytheon helps Missile Defense Agency counter ballistic missile threat with delivery of 8th AN/TPY-2 radar|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: 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 threat ballistic missiles and discriminating between threats and non... |
| | | 03/15/13 | Raytheon's Chairman and CEO honored with Atlantic Legal Foundation's Annual Award| William H. Swanson recognized for "industry leadership in providing innovative technologies and solutions" for nation's security
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- William H. Swanson, Chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), was honored Monday with the Atlantic Legal Foundation's Annual Award for 2012 -- for his "industry leadership in providing innovative technologies and solutions that contribute to our nation's security."
Swanson accepted the award from Foundation Ch... |
| | | 03/14/13 | US Air Force endorses Raytheon's Center Display Unit for F-16 cockpits| Full-rate production of first units under way
INDIANAPOLIS, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has received U.S. Air Force endorsement of its Center Display Unit (CDU) as the F-16's primary flight reference (PFR). Following the endorsement late last year, the Air Force awarded Raytheon a contract for full-rate production of the first 100 CDUs.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130314/NE76... |
| | | 03/14/13 | Happy Pi Day! Raytheon sweetens math and science teacher recognition on March 14: delivers pies to schools within 3.14-mile radius of company locations| And virtual "pie sharing" badges through Facebook to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education
WALTHAM, Mass., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is celebrating Pi Day on March 14 by delivering apple pies to math and science teachers at middle and high schools located within a 3.14-mile radius of select Raytheon locations across the country, including the company's headquarters in Waltham, Mass.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/2... |
| | | 03/13/13 | Raytheon releases SureView™ 6.7 to help federal agencies comply with insider threat detection standards| Presidential memorandum outlines new national policy and minimum standards for insider threat programs
SALT LAKE CITY, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) today announced the release of SureView™ Version 6.7 to aid federal agencies in complying with President Barack Obama's memorandum in November aimed at implementing an insider threat detection program to address national security threats while protecting privacy rights.
The latest version of Raytheon's SureView offe... |
| | | 03/12/13 | Raytheon's 5th generation hull mounted sonar to enable anti-submarine, undersea warfare| Applies underwater sensing expertise to DARPA's unmanned vessel program
TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) 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 ... |
| | | 03/11/13 | Raytheon's dual-band datalink tested with Thales radar| Success broadens Europe's ballistic missile defense options
DEN HELDER, Netherlands, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) tested its company-funded dual-band datalink with a Thales Nederland Advanced Phased Array Radar (APAR). The test took place at a shore-based Dutch facility and marked a key step toward enabling more European ships to employ the full range of missiles within the Standard Missile family, including the Standard Missile-3.
"Right now, few of Europe's naval... |
| | | 03/07/13 | Raytheon's INTEROP-7000 uses ISSI to link IP-based voice communications with legacy radios| Demonstration to be held at International Wireless Communications Expo
LAS VEGAS, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will demonstrate the new ISSI capability of its INTEROP-7000™ Interoperability Gateway at the International Wireless Communications Expo in Las Vegas. The P25 ISSI (Inter RF Subsystem Interface) adds another dimension to Raytheon's interoperability gateways that allow police, fire and rescue personnel on disparate radios to communicate with one another... |
| | | 03/06/13 | Washington, D.C., air traffic controller receives inaugural Raytheon safety award| Melvin Davis honored for advancing NextGen safety initiatives
LAS VEGAS, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) presented its first-ever air traffic control safety award to Washington, D.C., controller Melvin Davis for bringing aviation industry stakeholders together to ensure safe operations in the National Airspace System.
The award was presented at the annual National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) "Communicating for Safety" confere... |
| | | 03/05/13 | Raytheon announces mentor-protege agreements with ISYS Technologies and Equipment Links| Agreements demonstrate commitment to helping small businesses grow and compete in government market space
LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced mentor-protege agreements with small businesses ISYS Technologies and Equipment Links, Inc., at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's High Tech Conference in Los Angeles. The agreements demonstrate Raytheon's commitment to helping small businesses gain contracting expertise and develop core competencies n... |
| | | 03/01/13 | Raytheon collaborates with DHS to bolster cyber resiliency for nation's most critical infrastructure|
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) is collaborating with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to operate as a commercial service provider under the recently expanded Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program outlined in President Obama's Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. ECS is a voluntary information sharing program that assists critical infrastructure owners and operators as they improve the protection of their systems ... |
| | | 02/28/13 | Raytheon delivers first Standard Missile-6 from new Alabama missile integration facility| SM-6 program on track to reach initial operating capability in 2013
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered the first Standard Missile-6 all-up-round to the U.S. Navy from its new integration and testing facility in Huntsville, Ala. SM-6 defends naval vessels against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles.
"SM-6 is a game-changing, transformational fleet defense missile, and we're on track to reach init... |
| | | 02/25/13 | NATO School Oberammergau selects Raytheon's Trusted Thin Client to streamline multilevel training environments| Cross domain solution to provide students simultaneous secure network access
HERNDON, Va., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), today announced that its Trusted Thin Client® (TTC) cross domain solution has been selected by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) School Oberammergau Expeditionary Intelligence Training Program (EITP) to provide full access to their classroom training networks... |
| | | 02/22/13 | Celebrating National Engineers Week: MathAlive! opens Saturday, Feb. 23, at Space Center Houston| Interactive exhibit brings math to life for students
HOUSTON, Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MathAlive!™, a highly interactive traveling exhibition that allows visitors to experience math in action, opens Saturday, Feb. 23, at Space Center Houston. Presented nationally by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and locally by the City of Webster, this featured exhibition debuts during National Engineers Week and runs through May 5, 2013.
The 5,000 square-foot exhibition is composed of 40 unique and ... |
| | | 02/20/13 | Raytheon's new precision artillery ready for low-rate initial production|
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) received a U.S. Army fiscal year 2012 contract for the production of Excalibur Increment Ib precision-guided projectiles. The $56.6 million contract, awarded in December, marks the start of low-rate initial production (LRIP) of Excalibur Ib.
Excalibur is a 155mm precision-guided, extended-range projectile that uses GPS precision guidance to provide accurate, first round, fire-for-effect capability... |
| | | 02/19/13 | Raytheon, Chemring Group developing naval capability to defend against surface targets| Low-cost system relies on existing missiles and launcher
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), acting through its Missiles 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.
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| | | 02/19/13 | JLENS demonstrates tactical ballistic missile defense capability| Elevated system detects, tracks ascent-phase ballistic missiles during recent test
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 (boost) phase.
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| | | 02/19/13 | New clip-on Thermal Weapon Sight offers more accurate targeting| IDEX attendees first to see the new cost-effective solution
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is showcasing a new, clip-on Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX 2013. The surveillance and targeting sight, which mounts in front of a rifle's existing sight without reducing targeting accuracy, delivers precise surveillance and advanced targeting imagery.
"The clip-on TWS can also be u... |
| | | 02/19/13 | Raytheon unveils Mobile Range at IDEX| Affordable system can enhance test facilities in the Middle East and worldwide
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) 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 world on land, at sea or in the air with minimal s... |
| | | 02/18/13 | Finland purchases Raytheon's PhantomIRxr precision-targeting thermal bioculars| Lightweight, rugged device provides superior accuracy in the dark
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Finnish Defence Forces awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) 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).
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| | | 02/15/13 | Classroom innovation takes center stage as Raytheon celebrates engineering| National Engineers Week will bring engineering to life for students nationwide with live events, online challenges and classroom contest
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hovercrafts will zoom across land, scientists will mix beakers full of colorful eruptions, and students will "re-engineer" their schools – as Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) kicks off its nationwide celebration of National Engineers Week (Feb. 17-23). The weeklong festivities will showcase the positive impact of e... |
| | | 02/14/13 | Raytheon/Thales team wins contract for helicopter helmet mounted displays| In support of U.S. Army's Air Soldier Program
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), together with teammate Thales Visionix Inc. (TVI), has won an award valued at $3.5 million for the engineering and manufacturing development of Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) systems for the U.S. Army's Air Soldier Program.
Under the contract, the RTSC/TVI team will perform systems engineering to ada... |
| | | 02/14/13 | Raytheon to showcase new products and innovative technology at IDEX 2013|
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will once again have a major presence at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) trade show in Abu Dhabi. The company will display a range of new products and technology at the 2013 edition of the exhibition.
An international technology leader, Raytheon will be highlighting capabilities across its diverse portfolio of innovative technologies in four key markets: sensing, effects,... |
| | | 02/14/13 | A Gem of a Story for Valentine's Day: Making Diamonds To Protect| ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Diamonds may no longer be just a girl's best friend. Sixty years after Marilyn Monroe's musical ode to them, the military is showing interest in the synthetic version of these classic gems.
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Sheets of laboratory-grown diamond, combined with the semiconductor gallium nitride (GaN), could someday become the core of future-generation radar, communications and electronic warfare ... |
| | | 02/14/13 | Raytheon's airport surface management system, TowerTrac, makes international debut at World ATM Congress| Benefits include greater situational awareness, safety, capacity and efficiency
MADRID, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is running demonstrations of its TowerTrac integrated NextGen airport tower system for the first time before an international audience at the World ATM Congress. The system improves the efficiency, capacity and safety of airport operations by networking data that can be shared by controllers, pilots, ramp operators and other airport users.
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| | | 02/13/13 | Raytheon to integrate Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) on Remotely Piloted Aircraft platform|
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) 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, Calif., i... |
| | | 02/13/13 | US Navy takes out medium-range ballistic missile target -- for first time using both Raytheon-made SM-3, space sensor|
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-3 Block IA fired from the USS Lake Erie destroyed a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target using tracking data from a remote Raytheon sensor payload on the Space Tracking and Surveillance System-Demonstrator (STSS-D) satellites.
"This test further expands our confidence in the SM-3's ability to engage targets using remote, netted sensor targeting," said Wes K... |
| | | 02/11/13 | Raytheon releases One Force Mobile Collaboration app for first responders| Provides secure communications for public safety on smartphones, tablets and mobile data computers
DOWNEY, Calif., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has released a mobile app for first responders that provides reliable and secure real-time communications, situational awareness and a suite of robust collaboration capabilities for groups of users on smartphones, tablets and mobile data computers. One Force® Mobile Collaboration is a complete end-to-end system.
"Dev... |
| | | 02/01/13 | Raytheon BBN Technologies awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation in White House ceremony| President Obama presents organization with nation's highest technology honor
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for "sustained innovation through the engineering of first-of-a kind, practical systems in acoustics, signal processing, and information technology." President Barack Obama presented the medal in a White House ceremony Friday.
The National Medals are the highest honors that the U.S... |
| | | 01/31/13 | Raytheon achieves UK first with opening of new silicon carbide foundry|
GLENROTHES, Scotland, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon today officially "opened for business" a new UK-leading silicon carbide manufacturing "foundry" facility, developed through several years' research into advanced manufacturing processes and materials science. The application of silicon carbide in electronic systems will place the UK in a leading position to develop next-generation, high-efficiency, smaller, low-weight power conversion products used in harsh environments across the ... |
| | | 01/26/13 | Enhanced Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle successful in non-intercept flight test|
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle played a mission-critical role in a non-intercept flight test of Boeing's Ground-based Midcourse Defense program. The EKV is a vital component of the GMD's Ground-Based Interceptor.
The EKV allows the GBI to lock on and eliminate high-speed ballistic missile warheads in space using nothing more than the force of impact.
"Rigorous non-intercept flight test... |
| | | 01/24/13 | Raytheon Reports Solid Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2012 Results| - Strong bookings of $7.9 billion in the quarter and $26.5 billion for the year; book-to-bill of 1.23 in the quarter and 1.09 for the year
- Fourth quarter net sales of $6.4 billion, up slightly from prior year's fourth quarter; and full-year net sales of $24.4 billion, down 1.5 percent for the year
- Fourth quarter 2012 Adjusted EPS(1) of $1.60; EPS from continuing operations was $1.41
- Full-year 2012 Adjusted EPS(1) of $6.21, up 6.2 percent; EPS from continuing operations was $5.65, ... |
| | | 01/23/13 | Raytheon submits proposal to build the Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal for the US Air Force| Satellite terminals offer secure communications for air crews
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), the only provider of fielded Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communications terminals that provide survivable, secure, jam-resistant communications to the U.S. military, has submitted a proposal to build the Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (GASNT) for the U.S. Air Force.
GASNT is a nuclear command and control system tha... |
| | | 01/22/13 | Precision Extended Range Munition to improve capabilities of US Marine Corps expeditionary forces|
TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Marine Corps awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract for the design, development and demonstration of a new production representative 120mm long-range, guided-mortar munition.
Once fielded, the Precision Extended Range Munition (PERM) will be used with the M327 rifled towed mortar, the primary weapon system of the Expeditionary Fire Support System. The system provides all-weather, ground-based close support, and immedi... |
| | | 01/22/13 | Raytheon, US Navy demonstrate new dual targeting capability for JSOW C-1| Weapon hits two stationary land targets during integrated test phase
CHINA LAKE, Calif., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated the dual targeting capability of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1. Two recent tests during the program's integrated test phase prove the weapon can engage challenging stationary targets. Previous testing in the integrated test phase demonstrated JSOW C-1's capability against moving maritime targets.
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| | | 01/22/13 | Raytheon, US Air Force complete Small Diameter Bomb II fit check on F-35 aircraft| Test shows SDB II is compatible with Joint Strike Fighter
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully completed a fit check of the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. During the test, four SDB II shapes were loaded into an F-35 weapon bay alongside an Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. Sweeps of the inboard and outboard bay doors verified there was adequate clearance ... |
| | | 01/17/13 | Raytheon establishes Global Business Services group| Successful enterprise shared services model to be deployed across company
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has established a new Global Business Services (GBS) group to build on the success of its well-instituted enterprise efficiency initiatives by applying proven service delivery practices more broadly across the company.
Raytheon GBS brings together best practices of the company's supply chain management, finance, information technology and h... |
| | | 01/16/13 | Raytheon awarded $12.3 million contract for HARM upgrade| Modification provides greater missile capability and accuracy
TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $12.3 million contract to begin full rate production of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Control Section Modification (HCSM) upgrade units. Raytheon received the award as the result of a down-select competition.
The modification adds a GPS receiver and an improved inertial measurement unit (IMU) for precision navigat... |
| | | 01/16/13 | Raytheon continues successful performance on DDG 1000| Delivery supports US Navy readiness for upcoming ship activation and testing
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered more than six million lines of software to the U.S. Navy for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer program. Part of the Total Ship Computing Environment (TSCE) -- the integrated mission system for the DDG 1000 class -- the software delivery supports ship activation and combat system testing, set to commence this year.
The m... |
| | | 01/15/13 | Raytheon supports 40 years of Fleet defense through AEGIS system development| A proud legacy of performance as part of the Navy's AEGIS program
CRYSTAL CITY, Va., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is observing a significant program milestone, its 40th year as the U.S. Navy's provider of AN/SPY-1 radar transmitters and MK99 Fire Control Systems for the Navy's AEGIS weapon system.
Both critical components of the weapon system, the AN/SPY-1 radar and MK99 perform the search, track and missile guidance functions for AEGIS, the shield of the U... |
| | | 01/15/13 | Raytheon Company to release 2012 fourth quarter and full-year results on Jan. 24, 2013|
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan.15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will issue its 2012 fourth quarter and full-year earnings news release at 7 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The release will be posted on the Raytheon home page.
The 2012 fourth quarter and full-year earnings results conference call will be at 9 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The call will be audiocast on the Internet at www.raytheon.com/ir. Charts to be referenced during the call will be available on the websi... |
| | | 01/14/13 | Operators use JLENS-mounted sensor to observe role-players planting mock-IED during demonstration| MTS-B Multi-Spectral Targeting System integrated on JLENS tracks trucks, other targets during demonstration
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent demonstration proved that operators can observe surface moving targets -- including a terrorist role-player planting an improvised explosive device -- in real time using a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) MTS-B Multi-Spectral Targeting System mounted on the JLENS.
During the Raytheon-funded demonstration, and despite heavy smoke ... |
| | | 01/14/13 | Royal Thai Navy joins nations using Evolved SeaSparrow Missile| Raises user total to 13 international fleets
CRYSTAL CITY, Va., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Thai Navy has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance with the U.S. government to purchase nine Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles for its two Naresuan frigates currently undergoing overhauls and upgrades. This LOA increases the total ESSM user community to 13 nations.
The Royal Thai ESSMs will be fired from an MK 41 eight-cell vertical launch system using an MK 25 Quad Pack canister. This ca... |
| | | 01/11/13 | Raytheon's Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite lauded for "truly new" weather data| Panel of leading meteorologists cite wide-ranging benefits, from improved data for predicting weather to aiding relief workers
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite was the focus of a high-profile panel discussion at this week's annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society. The consensus among the panel's meteorologists: VIIRS is opening up exciting new possibilities for weather and climate monitoring.
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| | | 01/09/13 | Raytheon's Quick Kill Active Protection System defeats one of the most lethal armor-piercing Rocket Propelled Grenades| Live fire testing validates APS maturity for combat vehicle protection
MCKINNEY, Texas, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As the U.S. Army prepares for formal testing to evaluate a system to protect combat vehicles from shoulder-fired and tube-launched Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Quick Kill™ Active Protection System (APS) has again shown its maturity and accuracy in a series of tests.
In a recent test, held in December 2012, the Quick Kill APS demonstrat... |
| | | 01/08/13 | Raytheon to award grants to K-12 teachers nationwide to support STEM education| MathMovesU® award and grant programs recognize teachers for innovative teaching methods
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will recognize K-12 teachers across the country for their commitment to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education through scholarships and grants to support their work in the classroom and foster ongoing professional development.
Raytheon's MathMovesU® program is inviting all members of the community to recogn... |
| | | 01/08/13 | Raytheon Common Ground System reduces risk of weather data gap| New backup capabilities protect critical weather information
AURORA, Colo., Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) successful deployment of new backup ground station capabilities in advance of Superstorm Sandy significantly reduced the risk of losing critical weather information. The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System's (CGS) two backup locations made critical contingency support available during one of the United States' most devastating weather e... |
| | | 01/07/13 | Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System now serving newest mission| Latest development validates efficiency benefits of a multi-mission CGS
AURORA, Colo., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS) recently added the Japanese Space Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Global Change Observation Mission 1 satellite to its growing list of global environmental missions. JPSS CGS now supports five domestic and international missions. With minimal enhancements and investments, JPSS CGS validat... |
| | | 12/31/12 | US Navy awards Raytheon $169 million for DDG 1000 program|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is being awarded a not-to-exceed $169 million modification to previously awarded fixed-price incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for deferred mission systems equipment for DDG 1000 and DDG 1001, scheduled critical DDG 1002 non-hatchable mission systems equipment, and non-recurring engineering applicable to mission system equipment design and development. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the co... |
| | | 12/28/12 | Raytheon recognizes the 20th anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Program| Providing two decades of CTR support for a safer country and world
DULLES, Va., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), is recognizing the anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Program, also known as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program – which Raytheon has supported almost since its inception. This month, President Obama participated in a National Defense University Sympo... |
| | | 12/21/12 | Raytheon awarded $254.6 million for Tomahawk missile| Block IV variant provides greater accuracy, flexibility
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $254.6 million contract to procure Tomahawk Block IV tactical cruise missiles for fiscal year 2013. The contract calls for Raytheon to build and deliver Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles, conduct flight tests and provide life-cycle support. Production and delivery of the missiles is scheduled to begin in 2013.
"Tomahawk Block IV enables... |
| | | 12/21/12 | Raytheon awarded $158.6 million for Airborne Low Frequency Sonar|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is being awarded a $158,571,809 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 48 MH-60R Full Rate Production Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems, including associated program management support.
The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.
This contract was announced by the Department of Defense on Dec. 20, 2012, and was awarded in Raytheon's fourth quarter.
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| | | 12/18/12 | Raytheon's US Navy satellite terminals reach Full Rate Production milestone| Navy deems terminals operationally suitable and effective
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT), which will be installed on more than 300 U.S. Navy ships, subs and shore stations, has successfully completed a Full Rate Production (FRP) review by the Navy.
The review included a report that determined NMT was both operationally suitable and operationally effective, and further recommended the continued fleet introducti... |
| | | 12/17/12 | Raytheon awarded $108 million for SM-2 production| Funding will support continued production of all-up rounds
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $108 million contract for continued production of Standard Missile-2 all-up rounds, a majority of which will be sold to U.S. allies through foreign military sales. This award brings the total fiscal year 2011 contract value to more than $200 million.
"The U.S. Navy has committed to supporting SM-2 past 2035, and this contract award ... |
| | | 12/14/12 | Missile Defense Agency awards Raytheon $208 million contract modification for AN/TPY-2 radar|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is being awarded a firm-fixed price contract modification for the AN/TPY-2 radar in the amount of $207,922,395, increasing the total contract value from $364,024,477 to $571,946,872.
Under this contract modification, Raytheon will manufacture and deliver the AN/TPY-2 Radar #11 with associated spares and three forward-based prime power units with associated spares. The work will be performed in Woburn, Mass. The ... |
| | | 12/13/12 | Raytheon business awarded renewal of Capability Maturity Model Integration Level 3 certification| Renewed certification rating for Development at company's Intelligence and Information Systems business
GARLAND, Texas, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has renewed its Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®) Level 3 certification rating for Development at the company's Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS) business. This CMMI Level 3 certification enables IIS to further drive customer success across all sites through efficient program execution built on... |
| | | 12/13/12 | Raytheon wins DARPA contract to design new military imaging satellites| Small satellites aim to enhance warfighter situational awareness
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $1.5 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for phase one of the agency's Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe) program. During the next nine months, the company will complete the design for small satellites to enhance warfighter situational awareness in the battlespace.
The SeeMe program will... |
| | | 12/12/12 | Raytheon acquires government business of data protection firm SafeNet| Deal provides opportunities in growing encryption market
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To support the U.S. government's growing need for protected, encrypted data, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has acquired the Government Solutions business of SafeNet Inc., a privately held data security firm.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The transaction will not materially impact Raytheon's total company sales or earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2012 or fisca... |
| | | 12/05/12 | Patriot Air and Missile Defense System Gets Smarter, Faster and Tougher| ANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Deep inside the factory where Patriot defense systems are made, Ken Arruda stopped beside a rolling cart and pointed to a white card sprinkled with what looked like grains of sand.
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They were computer chips for the Patriot's radar system – parts that since 2006 have shrunk to one-eighth their previous size.
"Now they're as small as a speck of pepper," said Arruda, operatio... |
| | | 12/05/12 | JLENS simultaneously tracks swarming boats, cars, aircraft| JLENS proves ability to defend congested vital waterways
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Swarming boats operating in highly-trafficked strategic waterways will soon be easier to detect, target and engage. During a recent test, a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) JLENS simultaneously detected and tracked double-digit swarming boats, hundreds of cars and trucks, non-swarming boats and manned and unmanned aircraft.
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| | | 12/05/12 | Raytheon technology instrumental in creating "Black Marble" image| NASA's unprecedented new Earth at Night images rely on extraordinary low-light sensitivity of the VIIRS day-night band
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Data from Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite has been used to create a series of nighttime images of the Earth that NASA is calling "an order of magnitude more detailed" than previous images.
These images, including the "Black Marble" view of the entire globe, were obtained using the V... |
| | | 12/04/12 | Raytheon BBN Technologies awarded $16 million in DoD funding to enhance text understanding| Deeper language understanding to reveal implications and larger context
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded $16 million under the Deep Exploration and Filter of Text (DEFT) program, sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. BBN Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
Government analysts collect and process huge amounts of data from a variet... |
| | | 12/04/12 | Raytheon UK to deliver additional Paveway™ IVs to UK MOD|
HARLOW, England and GLENROTHES, Scotland, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon UK has won a £25 million contract from the UK MOD for further Paveway™ IV precision-guided bombs. This latest contract will adhere to the accelerated delivery timeframe of two previous orders, placed over the last year, totaling nearly £80 million.
Bob Delorge, chief executive Raytheon UK, commented: "The Paveway IV is well recognized as being the RAF's precision-guided bomb of choice, with accur... |
| | | 12/03/12 | Raytheon Receives US Army Contract for JAGM Continued Technology Development|
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) received a contract from the U.S. Army's Aviation Missile Command to develop and deliver a next-generation guidance section for Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) continued technology development (CTD). During the first four months of CTD, Raytheon will update its design and complete a delta preliminary design review. During the next 24 months, the team will focus on a critical design review, guidance section qualificat... |
| | | 12/03/12 | Raytheon wins first contract for new lightweight GPS anti-jam capability for land systems|
HARLOW, England, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon UK has been awarded a significant contract by the UK Ministry of Defence for delivery of a new GPS Anti-Jam Antenna System. The contract is for an undisclosed number of advanced systems for deployment in operational theaters spanning multiple vehicle platforms. This UOR (Urgent Operational Requirement) contract is the first award for Raytheon's GPS Anti-Jam (AJ) Land product family.
Bob Delorge, chief executive, Raytheon UK, commented... |
| | | 11/29/12 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Richard Reed to receive public safety leadership award| Reed honored for managing natural disaster response and recovery
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard Reed, who has held senior disaster preparedness, recovery, and resilience positions in the federal government including his current post at the White House, will receive the Government Security News/Raytheon Award for Distinguished Leadership and Innovation in Public Safety and Security.
The GSN/Raytheon Award honors extraordinary individuals who, by virtue of their personal... |
| | | 11/29/12 | US Air Force selects Raytheon to develop future Protected SATCOM System| Awards include terminal design and demonstration, and developing a new waveform
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded $8.7 million from the U.S. Air Force to participate in development of the future protected tactical military satellite communication system. The Air Force's objective is to identify cost effective architectures and component development paths for the future SATCOM system that will follow the Advanced Extremely High Frequen... |
| | | 11/28/12 | Raytheon awarded $422 million contract for Paveway™ II|
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $422 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. Paveway™ is a Raytheon-designed kit that transforms "dumb" bombs into precision-guided munitions.
"Paveway™ has revolutionized tactical air-to-ground warfare by providing the warfighter unparalleled accuracy and standoff capabil... |
| | | 11/26/12 | Raytheon receives contract for C4I system for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia| Contract valued in excess of $600 million
FULLERTON, Calif., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a contract to deliver a Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) system to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The contract, received by Raytheon's Network Centric Systems business and valued in excess of $600 million, was awarded as a direct commercial sale by the Saudi Ministry of Defense (MOD) and will provide a national, strategic C4I... |
| | | 11/26/12 | Raytheon opens new Standard Missile factory in Alabama| State-of-the-art facility will produce weapons to defend U.S. and allies
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has opened its new all-up-round Standard Missile production facility in Huntsville, Ala. At the cutting-edge factory, workers will complete final assembly and testing of the company's Standard Missile-3 and SM-6 interceptors.
Raytheon executives from around the country joined government customers and elected leaders at a ribbon-cutting cere... |
| | | 11/19/12 | Raytheon executives to speak at Credit Suisse Aerospace & Defense Conference on Nov. 28|
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson and Raytheon Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David C. Wajsgras will speak at the Credit Suisse Aerospace & Defense Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012.
Their presentation is scheduled to start at 11:45 a.m. EST, and their remarks will be audiocast live (listen-only mode) through the Raytheon website, http://www.raytheon.com/... |
| | | 11/15/12 | US Air Force, Raytheon successfully evaluate Ground Based Sense and Avoid capabilities for safe UAS flight in National Airspace System| Raytheon automation and radar system for air traffic control is NAS-certified, fielded
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the U.S. government prepares for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System by 2015, the U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) have conducted concept evaluation demonstrations that show existing air traffic control equipment could be modified to safely track the presence of nearby unmanned aircraft.
Ground Based Sense an... |
| | | 11/15/12 | US Navy, Raytheon receive Pentagon engineering award for GPS-guided precision landing program| Risk mitigation, cost and schedule targets cited
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A U.S. Navy program that uses Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) technology to land aircraft in harsh weather has been recognized with a Department of Defense engineering award.
The Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) Increment 1A ship system received the Systems Engineering Top 5 Programs Award for "successful implementation of systems engineering best practices resulting in prog... |
| | | 11/15/12 | Patriot performs flawlessly in Japan test firings| Government and industry partner for superior results
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) continued its track record of successfully test firing Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Patriot Air and Missile Defense System during its annual training exercise at McGregor Range, N.M. The exercise included target engagement and firings of Patriot in stressing tactical mission scenarios.
"The results of this annual exercise speak to the operationa... |
| | | 11/14/12 | Raytheon achieves eighth consecutive 100 percent score on Corporate Equality Index| Company recognized by Human Rights Campaign for LGBT equality in the workplace
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has achieved a perfect 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) 2013 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the eighth consecutive time.
The HRC, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, uses the CEI as a means to rate large U.S. companies on how they treat their LGBT employees, co... |
| | | 11/14/12 | Raytheon submits Space Fence proposal to the US Air Force| Leverages lessons learned from operational prototype and 7 decades of radar leadership to track space debris
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has submitted its proposal for the U.S. Air Force's Space Fence program.
Space Fence, a large, S-band radar to be based in Kwajalein atoll, will be capable of detecting more and much smaller objects in low Earth orbit to provide greater accuracy and timeliness to meet space situational awareness require... |
| | | 11/14/12 | Raytheon Company declares quarterly cash dividend|
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable on Feb. 7, 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Jan. 2, 2013.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2011 sales of $25 billion and 71,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defe... |
| | | 11/13/12 | Raytheon achieves critical firsts for US Navy dual-band radar| Cobra Judy Replacement program demonstrates full power and satellite tracking with X- and S-band radars
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has achieved two significant milestones on the Cobra Judy Replacement program, meeting critical performance requirements to advance ongoing system integration. For the first time, the company demonstrated the full-power radiation capability with the high sensitivity CJR shipboard X- and S-band active phased-array... |
| | | 11/12/12 | Patriot Air and Missile Defense System receives US Army stamp of approval| Modernized Patriot passes all tests
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) new-production Patriot Air and Missile Defense System has received the U.S. Army's final stamp of approval after undergoing stringent testing. During the testing, Patriot's performance was outstanding when subjected to challenging climatic and electromagnetic environments.
"This approval validates the modernized Patriot system's readiness to counter evolving threats and pro... |
| | | 11/11/12 | Raytheon and Student Veterans of America join forces to empower student vets|
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Student Veterans of America (SVA) have joined forces to help empower student veterans to attain their higher education goals. Raytheon presented SVA with a $50,000 grant during a Veterans Day reception Sunday in Massachusetts.
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Raytheon's partnership with SVA will provide support, mentoring, career guidance and opportunities to service members pursu... |
| | | 11/08/12 | Raytheon receives 2 prestigious training industry awards| Named to 'Top Learning Portal Companies' and 'Top Workforce Development Companies' lists by Training Industry, Inc.
DALLAS, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been named to the 2012 "Top Learning Portal Companies" and "Top Workforce Development Companies" lists by Training Industry, Inc.
These Top 20 designations recognize leading training companies for high quality services and comprehensive capabiliti... |
| | | 11/08/12 | Calling all middle school students! Raytheon's MathMovesU Middle School Grant and Scholarship Program is now open| Scholarship program invites students to share their enthusiasm for math
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Don't miss out: Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is calling for submissions to its 2012-13 MathMovesU® Middle School Grant and Scholarship Program. To participate, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students nationwide are invited to illustrate the importance of math in the mission to Mars and in space exploration.
Student submissions will be evaluated on creativity, original... |
| | | 11/08/12 | Raytheon awarded $11.5 million to upgrade US Air Force Weather Data Analysis system| System enhancement delivers critical environmental intelligence to warfighters quickly and efficiently
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) an $11.5 million contract to enhance the Weather Data Analysis (WDA) system. The modernized system is expected to deliver significant efficiencies and improve weather forecast analysis capabilities, enabling warfighters to make critical mission decisions.
"Enhancing WDA will deliver advanc... |
| | | 11/08/12 | Raytheon recognized as one of America's most community minded companies in The Civic 50|
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been recognized for its commitment to community in The Civic 50 – the first scientific evaluation to single out S&P 500 companies that best invest their time, talent and resources to improve the quality of life where they do business.
The Civic 50 survey was conducted by the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) and Points of Light, leading national experts on civic engagement, and published in the Novem... |
| | | 11/05/12 | Raytheon announces Small Format Guard to secure data transfer for mobile and tactical forces| Small, lightweight, low-power and high throughput for operation outside traditional data centers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), today announced the addition of Small Format Guard™ to its cross domain product portfolio.
Small Format Guard is a software-based multilevel data transfer solution built specifically for mobile and tactical forces with strict size, weight, power and... |
| | | 11/05/12 | Raytheon awarded US Navy contract for Ship Self-Defense System| Extending open architecture combat system deployment and fleet support
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $22.5 million U.S. Navy contract for the Ship Self-Defense System. With this award, Raytheon will continue system development, test and integration, as well as Platform Systems Engineering Agent (PSEA) services and support for fleet-deployed systems.
SSDS is an open, distributed combat management system in service on carrie... |
| | | 11/05/12 | Raytheon BBN Technologies' WNaN next generation network software selected for NIE 13.1 experiment|
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army has selected the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Wireless Network after Next (WNaN) radios to support the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 13.1 experiment at Fort Bliss. The WNaN team consists of DARPA; Raytheon BBN Technologies, which provides the applications, networking and integration capabilities for this next generation platform; and Cobham Sensor Systems LLC, which provides innovative, low cost hardwa... |
| | | 11/02/12 | Raytheon executive named among the 'Most Powerful Executives' in America by Black Enterprise magazine|
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John D. Harris, president of Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC and a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) vice president, was selected by Black Enterprise magazine for its 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America list.
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Black Enterprise featured its top 100 list in a September 2012 cover story following six months of research, according to the publication.
Each executive ... |
| | | 11/01/12 | Focusing on Math Adds Up: Raytheon Survey Shows Parents Believe Math is Critical to Children's Future Success| Parents expect math skills to trump athletic ability and social skills in helping their children achieve the promise of tomorrow
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A majority of parents questioned believe math is an important factor in defining their children's future success, according to a survey released today by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN). Raytheon's "Parent Survey about Math Learning and Future Success" reported that 53 percent of parents said being good at math eclipsed be... |
| | | 11/01/12 | Raytheon salutes men and women of the armed services| Hashtags4Heroes social advocacy platform to amplify messages of support on Veterans Day and throughout November
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To honor all who have served in the armed forces, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is encouraging Americans across the country to show their appreciation and support. On Veterans Day and throughout November, Raytheon will take to Twitter to encourage the community to share remembrances and express their appreciation for veterans by tweeting... |
| | | 10/31/12 | US Army's Soldier Radio Waveform demonstrated on Raytheon's next generation air and ground radios| Multiple waveforms run on Raytheon tactical radios
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a key milestone, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has demonstrated the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) on its new class of airborne and ground radio terminals, providing soldiers with another way to communicate across disparate networks.
During the demonstration, users were able to send voice and data traffic between Raytheon's terminal and another soldier radio running SRW. Raytheon is movin... |
| | | 10/25/12 | Raytheon Reports Solid Third Quarter 2012 Results| -- Strong bookings of $7.3 billion; book-to-bill of 1.21
-- Adjusted EPS(1) of $1.60, up 15 percent; EPS from continuing operations was $1.51, up 6 percent
-- Adjusted Operating Margin(1), of 13.8 percent, up 80 basis points; reported operating margin of 13.0 percent up 120 basis points
-- Net sales of $6.0 billion, down 1 percent
-- Strong operating cash flow from continuing operations of $1.1 billion
-- Increased full-year 2012 guidance for EPS
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 25, 2012... |
| | | 10/25/12 | Patriot, SM-2 engage ballistic and cruise missile targets in sophisticated test scenario| Ballistic missile engagements cued by forward-based AN/TPY-2 radar
RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE, Kwajalein Atoll, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) radars, missiles and integrated systems played key roles in the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Flight Test Integrated-01, the largest combined developmental and operational integrated live fire missile defense exercise ever conducted.
"This is the most sophisticated test of our ballistic missile ... |
| | | 10/24/12 | Raytheon's Excalibur Ib demonstrates accuracy during flight tests| New precision artillery variant moves through qualification program
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) fired eight precision-guided Excalibur Ib projectiles during qualification flight tests. All eight rounds landed within five meters of the target, meeting stringent test objectives.
"This program has made great achievements in a very short amount of time," said Lt. Col. Josh Walsh, the U.S. Army Excalibur program manager. "In two years... |
| | | 10/24/12 | Raytheon, Motion Reality demonstrate fully immersive, small unit tactical training system at US Army's Bold Quest| Dismounted ground forces trained as if it were for real
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtual immersion simulation technology from Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Motion Reality Inc. (MRI) made soldiers feel they were in the middle of the action during the U.S. Joint Staff's second annual Bold Quest exercise at the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Ga.
Using VIRTSIM™ virtual immersion training, three squads of Army, Marine Corps and coalition soldiers ... |
| | | 10/24/12 | Raytheon enhances Common Sensor Payload capabilities| Company introduces high definition EO/IR derivative of its CSP
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has successfully demonstrated the enhanced capabilities of its new CSP HD turret, a high definition electro-optical and infrared version of its Common Sensor Payload (CSP). The initial CSP HD system flight test occurred on a U.S. Army Gray Eagle UAS (unmanned aircraft system) platform in September.
Built upon the existing CSP system, CSP HD provides signif... |
| | | 10/23/12 | Raytheon awarded $51 million from US Army to produce and upgrade airborne radios| ARC-231 to be first MUOS airborne radio available
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded $51 million to build more airborne radios and continue to modernize future radios for the U.S. Army. The modernization effort includes Phase 3 of the Mobile User Objective Service/Cryptographic Modernization (MUOS/CM) Upgrade Program, which significantly increases satellite capacity for soldiers.
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| | | 10/23/12 | Army test proves JLENS can target swarming boats| JLENS ready to defend ships, critical waterways and strategic infrastructure from swarming boat threat
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Early results from a recent U.S. Army test proved the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) produced JLENS can provide target-quality data on swarming boats to a variety of defense command networks in real time.
"JLENS gives commanders more time and distance to counter dangers like swarming boats because it can detect threats from hundreds of miles a... |
| | | 10/23/12 | UK Ministry of Defence awards Raytheon new Phalanx contract| Five Close-In Weapon Systems to be added starting in 2013
PARIS, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) signed a contract for 42.8 million pounds to deliver five Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence starting in 2013. Installation and in-service support will be provided by Babcock Marine.
"Phalanx provides unparalleled ship self-defense to fleets operating in blue water as well as littoral environments," said Rick... |
| | | 10/22/12 | New TOW missile achieves 100th direct hit in latest testing| Raytheon proves wireless TOW reliability
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Army achieved excellence in recent flight tests of the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless (TOW) missile. In September, the team scored its 100th TOW hit, which marked the successful engagement of 100 out of 100 targets.
During the testing program, which began in 2011, several missiles hit targets beyond 4,000 meters with zero inches of deviation from the... |
| | | 10/22/12 | Raytheon's BattleGuard® demonstrates accuracy of target identification and engagement| Versatile remote weapon station hit stationary, moving targets
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- During a recent test at Fort Benning, Ga., Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) BattleGuard modular weapon station struck targets with every burst of ammunition fired, proving its precision engagement capability under both stationary and moving engagement scenarios.
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The maturity of the BattleGuard system was demonstrated at a ... |
| | | 10/22/12 | Raytheon acquires technology development firm Teligy, Inc.| Extends critical cybersecurity offerings in wireless communications
GARLAND, Texas, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has acquired Teligy, Inc., a technology development company, further extending Raytheon's cybersecurity offerings in wireless communications, vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering and custom kernel software/device driver development. These critical focus areas represent top priorities of intelligence, defense and commercial organizations worldw... |
| | | 10/22/12 | Raytheon's RAM Block 2 successful in double-fire test| Both missiles prove command and control effectiveness
PARIS, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 successfully completed its third guided test vehicle flight, further demonstrating the system's upgraded kinematic performance, guidance system and airframe capabilities. The test also verified the use of RAM production-representative hardware.
Designed to represent a salvo operation, the test included the firing of two missiles to v... |
| | | 10/21/12 | US Army chooses Raytheon to provide Thermal Weapon Sights| Most affordable solution to the government cited as key performance metric
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a competition against two other suppliers, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was selected by the U.S. Army to provide Thermal Weapon Sights (TWS) with enhanced capabilities so soldiers can better detect and engage targets day or night. One of the key drivers behind the Army's decision was Raytheon's ability to deliver cost-effective, advanced technology.
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| | | 10/19/12 | Raytheon-led team graduates first Afghan Air Force pilots on Warfighter FOCUS program contract|
DULLES, Va., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The first 10 Afghan Air Force (AAF) students graduated as commercial-level rotary-wing pilots on a contract led by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to provide training for up to 80 Afghan airmen on fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
The graduation ceremony, held Sept. 26 in the Middle East, marked the students' completion of a two-year program that included English language immersion training, ground school and flight training. Nearly 70 additional Afg... |
| | | 10/18/12 | Raytheon awarded $45 million MK 54 torpedo contract| Increases US MK 54 lightweight torpedo inventory; bolsters critical undersea warfare capability of Australian and Indian navies
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $45.3 million U.S. Navy contract to provide MK 54 lightweight torpedo hardware, test equipment, spares and related engineering and repair services for U.S. fleet inventory and in support of foreign military sales to the Royal Australian Navy and the Indian Navy. The awar... |
| | | 10/18/12 | Raytheon tapped by Office of Naval Research to develop hybrid power generator technology for the Marine Corps| - Program aims to reduce fuel consumption by at least 40 percent
- Hybrid technology leverages solar energy to offset fuel consumption
- Decreased fuel consumption saves costs, reduces vulnerabilities
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop next-generation hybrid tactical generator technology for the U.S. Marine Corps. Through the Hybrid Dish/Engine Expeditionary Generator (HyDE-2G... |
| | | 10/18/12 | Raytheon UK awarded a 15-year logistic support contract by NATS|
HARLOW, England, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon UK has been awarded a contract for the logistic support of NATS en route surveillance infrastructure, covering 23 radar sites throughout the UK, including those at London's three major airports.
This contract, which will run for the next 15 years, covers the provision of technical assistance, full radar repairs, maintenance materials and obsolescence management. The customer support team at Raytheon's Harlow facility will manage the ... |
| | | 10/17/12 | Raytheon honors service members and military families at Shades of Green® at the Walt Disney World® Resort| Company renews sponsorship of Raytheon Wounded Warrior Suite; salutes service members, families with Disney Character breakfast
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company is honored to renew its sponsorship of the Raytheon Wounded Warrior Suite at the Shades of Green® Resort at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Raytheon Wounded Warrior Suite provides wounded service members and their families with a 1,200-square-foot ADA compliant suite that can... |
| | | 10/16/12 | Raytheon Company to release third quarter results on Oct. 25, 2012|
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will issue its third quarter 2012 earnings news release at 7 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. The release will be posted on the Raytheon home page.
The third quarter 2012 earnings results conference call will be at 9 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. The call will be audiocast on the Internet at www.raytheon.com/ir. Charts to be referenced during the call will be available on the website for printing prior to the ... |
| | | 10/16/12 | Raytheon's Sum of all Thrills soars into third anniversary| INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® experience propels visitors to explore real-life science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sum of all Thrills™, a popular experiential attraction at Epcot® at Walt Disney World® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., is celebrating its third anniversary.
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| | | 10/10/12 | US Office of Naval Research awards Raytheon contracts to develop next-generation power technology for naval systems| Advanced power distribution system will dramatically improve fuel efficiency and enable ship systems to tap more power as needed
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded two Phase 2 contracts under the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Compact Power Conversion Technologies (CPCT) program. The program aims to deliver better fuel economy and architectural flexibility for critical mission systems on future surface ships and submarines.
"As... |
| | | 10/08/12 | Raytheon studies intelligence analysts' tradecraft to learn more about decision-making process| Company works with Penn State University on analyst research during a scenario-based gaming exercise
GARLAND, Texas, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has created a scenario-based gaming exercise to study in depth the intelligence analyst's tradecraft to ultimately help analysts produce the best intelligence products and streamline workflows.
"One way to think of this is that we are analyzing the analysts," said Karen Ebling, analytics strategy director for Rayth... |
| | | 10/08/12 | Raytheon awarded $349 million US Army contract for TOW missiles| Multi-year contract will fund wireless precision-assault capability
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) received a $349 million five-year, multi-year contract to provide heavy anti-tank, wireless precision-assault missiles for the U.S. government. Raytheon received the award during its third quarter.
Under this contract, Raytheon will deliver 6,676 of the new wireless TOW (tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided) missiles that r... |
| | | 10/04/12 | Raytheon promotes National Cyber Security Awareness Month with Diamond Sponsorship of CyberPatriot Competition| Competition to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and cyber careers
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced it will be a Diamond Sponsor of the Air Force Association's (AFA) CyberPatriot National High School Cyber Defense Competition. The sponsorship is part of Raytheon's broader efforts to raise awareness of cybersecurity issues and promote cyber resiliency as a critical component of ou... |
| | | 10/04/12 | Raytheon to highlight analytics and other intelligence technologies at GEOINT Symposium| Capabilities showcase how efficiencies can be delivered to customers
GARLAND, Texas, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will feature capabilities that enable and secure the IT enterprise, integrate multi-INT analytics and improve user experiences during the nation's largest intelligence forum, the GEOINT Symposium in Orlando, Fla., starting Monday, Oct. 8.
Technologies on Display
Raytheon technologies on display include the following:
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| | | 10/02/12 | Raytheon hosts 90 Massachusetts classroom field trips in celebration of its 90th anniversary| Field trips with experiential learning opportunities bring science, technology, engineering and math concepts to life
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its 90th anniversary celebration, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is sponsoring field trips for 90 Massachusetts classrooms to experience interactive math and science exhibits at the Museum of Science, Boston and The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon. Raytheon will host the classrooms throughout... |
| | | 10/01/12 | Raytheon partners with Twisted Pair Solutions to securely integrate smartphones, tablets with interoperability server| Software provides seamless communication for first responders
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has partnered with Twisted Pair Solutions, a Seattle-based provider of critical communication applications, to help first responders communicate on a variety of hand-held devices. Police, fire and emergency rescue workers will be able to communicate with each other no matter what device they are using.
Twisted Pair's WAVE software will be integrated with Rayt... |
| | | 10/01/12 | Raytheon to provide LA County Sheriff's Department motorcycle fleet with first-ever laptops| More capabilities for deputies, end of sole reliance on radios
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has begun equipping the motorcycle fleet of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) with computers that provide a new level of public safety and efficiency capabilities. Approximately 100 motorcycles will carry the new, lightweight computers in saddle bags by this fall.
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| | | 09/24/12 | Raytheon and PACAF expand the reach of realistic training environments| 'Authorization to Connect' renewal includes access to the Distributed Missions Operations Network
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), today announced that its SimShield™ customer, U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and its 353d Combat Training Squadron, has been granted a Secret and Below Interoperability (SABI) renewal Authorization to Connect from the Defense Information Assurance S... |
| | | 09/24/12 | Raytheon MALD-J Decoy Goes 4 for 4 in Operational Flight Tests| New jammer variant to provide warfighters with greater capability
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) began operational testing of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD®-J). After completing a highly successful developmental test phase, the MALD-J team achieved four successful flights in four attempts.
MALD-J adds radar-jamming capability to the basic MALD platform. MALD is a state-of-the-art, low-cost ... |
| | | 09/21/12 | US Army, Navy Demonstrate JLENS' Ability to Defeat Anti-ship Cruise Missile| Multiple Raytheon systems integrated to successfully protect ships
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent U.S. Army and Navy test proved the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) JLENS can integrate with defensive systems currently in the U.S. Navy's inventory to provide, for the first time, overland cruise missile defense from the sea.
During the test, a JLENS' fire-control radar acquired and tracked a surrogate anti-ship cruise missile target. The ... |
| | | 09/19/12 | Raytheon to provide Joint Tactical Terminal radios with latest security features to US Navy| Radios provide near real-time threat data and surveillance reports
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received an $8.7 million modification to a previously awarded production contract to provide the U.S. Navy with Joint Tactical Terminal Senior (JTT-Sr) radios that are compatible with the new Common Interactive Broadcast (CIB) waveform and contain the latest security, hardware and software enhancements.
The radios receive and... |
| | | 09/19/12 | Raytheon Company declares quarterly cash dividend|
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable on Nov. 1, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Oct. 3, 2012.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2011 sales of $25 billion and 71,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland ... |
| | | 09/17/12 | Raytheon awarded second low-rate initial production contract for US Air Force F-15E Radar Modernization Program| APG-82(V)1 active electronically scanned array radar to provide advanced combat capabilities and improved reliability
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded its second contract from Boeing Company for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of active electronically scanned array radar systems for the U.S. Air Force F-15E Radar Modernization Program.
Raytheon's APG-82(V)1 AESA radar can simultaneously detect, identify and track multipl... |
| | | 09/17/12 | Raytheon to debut target-seeking BattleGuard® at US Army 2012 Maneuver Conference| Modular, cost-effective remote weapon station for combat vehicles
COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will unveil its BattleGuard modular weapon system at the U.S. Army 2012 Maneuver Conference, which runs Sept. 18-19. BattleGuard is an integrated Electro-Optical Infrared and visible sensor with a weapon station that accurately identifies targets beyond the maximum effective range of weapons systems – more than twice that of competing technologies.
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| | | 09/14/12 | Raytheon celebrates 60 years on the New York Stock Exchange| Chairman and CEO Swanson rings NYSE closing bell
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) marked 60 years on the New York Stock Exchange with Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson ringing Friday's closing bell. He was joined on the NYSE balcony by members of Raytheon's senior leadership team, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David C. Wajsgras.
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| | | 09/12/12 | Raytheon celebrates back to school with 'Mission to Mars'|
Facebook game and video contest engage students and teachers with science, technology, engineering and math
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Welcoming students and teachers back to school, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has launched its "Mission to Mars" social media campaign, designed to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Celebrating the Mars rover landing, the campaign encourages teachers to drive STEM curiosity in, and beyond, th... |
| | | 09/12/12 | Missile Defense Agency and US Air Force award Raytheon $125 million contract for early warning radar upgrade| System will help keep homeland safe by providing early warning on missile launches and missile targeting data
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. and its allies will soon have an enhanced ability to detect and defend against missile launches by hostile nations and entities. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $125.3 million contract to modernize and add new capability to an Air Force early warning radar (EWR) syste... |
| | | 09/10/12 | US Army's JLENS will protect sailors, critical waterways| JLENS proves capable of tracking swarming boats
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Soldiers will soon have a system that enables them to protect sailors and safeguard commercial and military navigation in strategic waterways. In June, a series of tests demonstrated that Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) JLENS is capable of detecting and tracking swarming boats from hundreds of miles away.
During the tests, JLENS simultaneously detected and tracked multiple speedboats on the Grea... |
| | | 09/07/12 | Raytheon brings engineering to life in the classroom through Engineering is Elementary® scholarships| Program promotes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts with elementary school educators nationwide
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has opened the 2012 application process for its Raytheon-Engineering is Elementary® (EiE) Teacher Scholarship Program. During the 2012-13 school year, Raytheon will grant awards of $3,000 each for selected elementary school teachers nationwide whose applications best demonstrate innovative methods of... |
| | | 09/06/12 | Raytheon recognizes 'Math Hero' teachers nationwide| Educators commended with teacher scholarships and matching grants for math excellence inside the classroom
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is ringing in the school year by honoring 32 teachers nationwide with MathMovesU® Math Heroes Awards.
The honor recognizes outstanding work with students in math using interactive and creative learning initiatives. Each Math Hero receives a $2,500 award and a matching grant for his or her school. Winners we... |
| | | 09/05/12 | Raytheon successfully tests HARM upgrades| Missile improvements add precision, reduce collateral damage
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed testing of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) upgrades, which make the combat-proven missile more precise and accurate, while reducing collateral damage.
HARM suppresses or destroys surface-to-air missile radars, early warning radars and radar-directed air defense artillery systems. The upgrade, called the HARM Control Section Modification... |
| | | 09/04/12 | Raytheon receives $230 million contract for SM-3|
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $230 million contract for 14 Standard Missile-3 Block IA missiles and five SM-3 Block IB missiles. The SM-3 Block IA missiles will bolster the nation's inventory that is deployed around the world today aboard U.S and Japanese Navy ships.
Designed to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats in space, Raytheon's SM-3 Block IB includes an enhanced two-color inf... |
| | | 09/04/12 | Raytheon executives to speak at Morgan Stanley Conference Sept. 13|
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson and Raytheon Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David C. Wajsgras will speak at Morgan Stanley's Industrials & Autos Conference on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012.
Their presentation is scheduled to start at 8:35 a.m. EDT, and their remarks will be audiocast live (listen-only mode) through the Raytheon website, http://www.raytheon.com/ir... |
| | | 08/30/12 | Raytheon marks Maverick's 40-year legacy of evolving to meet customer needs| Versatile precision-guided missile essential in today's battlespace
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is marking the 40th anniversary of the combat-proven AGM-65 Maverick missile. Maverick was first produced and delivered to the U.S. Air Force in August of 1972. Raytheon has continued to evolve the missile to meet today's needs.
Maverick is a versatile precision-guided missile that is effective against a wide variety of fixed, stationary, moving an... |
| | | 08/21/12 | Raytheon, US Navy begin JSOW C-1 integrated testing| Weapon retargeted in flight to engage large, maneuvering ship
POINT MUGU SEA TEST RANGE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has begun integrated testing (IT) of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1. During its first flight in IT, the JSOW C-1 was retargeted to strike a large moving ship target.
"This flight test further demonstrates that JSOW C-1 can receive third party target updates in-flight, retarget after release, and strike a precise poin... |
| | | 08/20/12 | Raytheon mobile application allows first responders to use PCs, tablets and smartphones as "virtual radios"| New application to be demonstrated at APCO event
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has developed a mobile application for PCs, tablets and smartphones that allows first responders to interact and communicate without the use of land mobile radios (LMRs). As a part of Raytheon's Interoperability Communications Suite, this new mobile application allows authorized personnel to use tablets and smartphones as "virtual radios."
Raytheon will demonstr... |
| | | 08/13/12 | US Army certifies soldiers ready to defend battlespace against missiles, swarming boats with JLENS| Warfighters are now qualified to deploy and operate with Raytheon's surveillance system
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Combatant commanders moved one step closer to being able to detect, track and engage threats such as swarming boats and incoming cruise missiles, around the clock, from hundreds of miles away. In June 2012, the first class of U.S. Army soldiers completed mission operator training on the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) JLENS elevated, persistent over-the-horizo... |
| | | 08/09/12 | Raytheon apprentice wins UK Institute of the Motor Industry Outstanding Achievers Award|
DALLAS, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), announced that Michael Ross, a graduate of the automotive apprenticeship program run by RPS for Vauxhall Motors, was recognized for his outstanding achievements in the IMI Awards, the U.K. Institute of the Motor Industry's annual competition.
Already the winner of Vauxhall's Apprentice of the Year Award in 2011, Ross won the most fiercely contested category in the... |
| | | 08/08/12 | Raytheon unveils cross domain strategy to securely access information via mobile devices| Strategy supports flexibility for a variety of mobile options
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), today announced that it has broadened its leading cross domain solutions strategy to include the government's growing need to access classified cloud and terrestrial networks from a mobile phone or tablet device.
From soldiers in theater to government executives who are teleworking, t... |
| | | 08/07/12 | Raytheon-led team enters fifth year of Warfighter FOCUS program support|
DULLES, Va., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) recently celebrated its fourth successful year of continued support to customers at more than 600 locations around the world on the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support (FOCUS) program.
The Raytheon-led Warrior Training Alliance team has processed more than 5,250 task orders since Warfighter FOCUS began in May 2008. The 10-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Sim... |
| | | 08/07/12 | Raytheon small tactical munition scores direct hit in first guided flight test| Pyros will provide unmanned aircraft systems with lightweight, powerful precision fires
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed a successful warhead and guidance system test of its Pyros™ small tactical munition. The end-to-end test validated the weapon's guidance modes (semi-active laser and global positioning system), its height-of-burst sensor, electronic safe and arm device, and multi-effects warhead.
"All systems functioned per... |
| | | 08/02/12 | Raytheon Evolved SeaSparrow program delivers 2,000th missile|
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered the 2,000th Evolved SeaSparrow Missile to the NATO SeaSparrow Consortium.
"ESSM is a model for global operations, and the delivery of our 2,000th missile demonstrates the significant commitment of our international team to continue providing this critical capability to the warfighter," said Ed Roesly, Raytheon Missile Systems' ESSM program director. "We have delivered ESSMs for a decade and expect continu... |
| | | 08/02/12 | Raytheon Company to continue pursuing claims against Indigo/FLIR following court ruling|
WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will continue to pursue its claims for significant damages resulting from theft of trade secrets and misappropriation of intellectual property by Indigo Systems Corporation and FLIR Systems, Inc., following a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that reversed an August 2009 decision by a federal district court in Texas.
The unanimous decision by the three-judge appellate court panel overturned t... |
| | | 08/01/12 | Raytheon completes GPS OCX iteration 1.4 Critical Design Review| Next Generation Operational Control System will usher in new era for precision space-based navigation and timing
AURORA, Colo., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has successfully completed software iteration 1.4 Critical Design Review (iCDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX). Successful completion of the iCDR demonstrates that the OCX design is at a high level of maturity and is ready to support GPS III launch re... |
| | | 08/01/12 | Raytheon awarded $51 million to produce new Rolling Airframe Missile| RAM Block 2 features new rocket motor and guidance improvements
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $51.7 million contract for low rate initial production of the Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2. The contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to more than $105 million. RAM Block 2 features enhanced kinematics, an evolved radio frequency receiver, a new rocket motor, and an... |
| | | 07/31/12 | Raytheon awarded $53 million to advance Dual Band Radar development| US Navy's most capable, dual-frequency radar readies for next phase of testing
TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded two U.S. Navy contracts for the Dual Band Radar, the multimission air defense radar for the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), America's next-generation aircraft carrier. Under the contracts, with a total value of $53.6 million, Raytheon will enhance the system's software to optimize power efficiency and ready the radar... |
| | | 07/30/12 | Raytheon achieves delivery and operational milestones on F/A-18 avionics systems| Achievements demonstrate company's deep experience and unmatched solutions for the Super Hornet in AESA radar, electronic warfare and advanced targeting systems
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has achieved important milestones on three F/A-18E/F related programs, highlighting the company's ongoing, successful support of the Super Hornet aircraft.
Raytheon recently delivered the 300th APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar to... |
| | | 07/27/12 | Raytheon's Space Fence technology ready to track space debris| Working prototype, 70 years of radar expertise, keys to success of Raytheon Space Fence solution
TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) contract of the Space Fence program. Space Fence is capable of detecting more and much smaller objects in low earth orbit to provide greater accuracy and timeliness to meet warfighter space situational awareness requirements.
"Spac... |
| | | 07/26/12 | Raytheon Reports Solid Second Quarter 2012 Results| - Adjusted EPS of $1.55, up 13 percent; EPS from continuing operations was $1.411, up 18 percent
- Adjusted Operating Margin of 13.6 percent, up 130 basis points; reported operating margin of 12.4 percent1, up 160 basis points
- Bookings of $6.2 billion; net sales of $6.0 billion, down 3 percent
- Increased full-year 2012 guidance for EPS and operating cash flow from continuing operations
WALTHAM, Mass., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced s... |
| | | 07/25/12 | New Raytheon warhead lethal to enemy rockets| AI3 can be fielded by 2014, saving soldiers' lives
TUCSON, Ariz., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed a warhead test for the new Accelerated Improved Interceptor Initiative (AI3). Once fielded, AI3 is intended to provide a new level of warfighter protection by destroying incoming rockets, artillery and mortars. The ground-based system will leverage proven technologies from many of Raytheon's programs, including the Sidewinder air-to-air mis... |
| | | 07/25/12 | Raytheon awarded $925 million for advanced Standard Missile-3|
TUCSON, Ariz., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $925 million contract for development of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile, which is a co-development effort between the U.S. and Japan.
"As the threat continues to evolve, so does our ability to counter that threat," said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems. "We're honored to work with our Japanese allies to bring this next-generation defensive ... |
| | | 07/24/12 | US Army awards Raytheon contract to upgrade Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System| Key benefits to soldiers include better situational awareness and enhanced decision making
FORT WAYNE, Ind., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received an $81 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop and produce a new version of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). It will provide general and fires command and control capabilities to ground forces, from mission planning to execution.
The contract extends over a 24-month period, wi... |
| | | 07/19/12 | Small Diameter Bomb II finds, hits moving target| SDB II will provide warfighters with new, critical capability
TUCSON, Ariz., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) program achieved a major milestone when it successfully engaged and hit a moving target during a flight test at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Currently in engineering and manufacturing development, SDB II is designed to engage moving targets in adverse weather and through battlefield obscurants.
During the... |
| | | 07/18/12 | Raytheon technology to transform commercial cargo ships into cutting-edge humanitarian aid delivery platforms| Modular approach to provide greater flexibility and quicker response for diverse mission environments
TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed the preliminary design phase of the Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform (TEMP) program awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Through the TEMP program, Raytheon is creating an innovative system of modular technologies – including air and sea cargo transport, ca... |
| | | 07/17/12 | Raytheon Company to release second quarter results on July 26, 2012|
WALTHAM, Mass., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will issue its second quarter earnings 2012 news release at 7 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 26, 2012. The release will be posted on the Raytheon home page.
The second quarter 2012 earnings results conference call will be at 9 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 26, 2012. The call will be audiocast on the Internet at www.raytheon.com/ir. Charts to be referenced during the call will be available on the website for printing prior to th... |
| | | 07/16/12 | Raytheon to develop cyber maneuver technology for US Army| Proactive cyber approach to improve network defense in high-threat environments
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $3.1 million contract to develop technology for Morphing Network Assets to Restrict Adversarial Reconnaissance (MORPHINATOR), a program that uses cyber maneuvering techniques to thwart potential attackers in high-threat environments.
Cyber maneuver is the technique of dynamically modifying aspects and configurations ... |
| | | 07/16/12 | Raytheon BBN Technologies awarded $5.9 million in DoD funding to develop a foreign-document translation system| New technology to produce real-time English transcripts of foreign-language handwritten notes and printed documents
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies an additional $5.9 million in funding under the Multilingual Automatic Document Classification, Analysis and Translation (MADCAT) program. This award follows Raytheon BBN's success during the first four years of the MADCAT program. BBN is ... |
| | | 07/12/12 | Raytheon's ATFLIR surpasses 1 million flight hours on US Navy Super Hornet|
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared pod, which delivers superior electro-optical/infrared imagery and target detection range for air-to-air and air-to-ground mission support, has achieved more than 1 million hours of operational flight on the U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet.
"This achievement is a testament to the unmatched accuracy and performance of ATFLIR," said Mark Sims, director of Strategy and ... |
| | | 07/11/12 | Raytheon's vehicular soldier radio system links 37 different types of US, coalition radios| MAINGATE to be tested as a solution for coalition operation needs at US Army exercise
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has connected 37 different types of radios from U.S. military and coalition partners on its vehicular soldier radio system while providing a robust and integrated backbone for on-the-move tactical communications. The system, featuring Raytheon's Next Generation Mobile Ad hoc Network Waveform (NMW), will be tested at the next p... |
| | | 07/11/12 | Raytheon to pursue US Air Force deployable air traffic radar program| D-RAPCON is a mobile solution for emergency, humanitarian missions
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with a 60-year legacy in air traffic management, plans to compete for the U.S. Air Force's Deployable Radar Approach Control (D-RAPCON) program. D-RAPCON is a deployable air traffic control (ATC) surveillance system for joint, coalition and civil aircraft worldwide.
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| | | 07/11/12 | Raytheon already meets 80 percent of US Air Force requirements for alternate satellite terminal program| Satellite terminals for US Army, Navy, Air Force are in production
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), which is competing for an alternate U.S. Air Force satellite terminal program, currently produces three Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military terminals that already meet 80 percent of the Air Force's requirements.
Raytheon submitted a proposal to the Air Force in June for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB... |
| | | 07/10/12 | Raytheon Advanced Tactical System readies for 2.0 launch| Leverages mobile technology for the warfighter
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced a fall release of its Raytheon Advanced Tactical System 2.0, which leverages the Google Android™ mobile platform to bring intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data to the warfighter. The 2.0 release will provide enhanced capabilities with interactive communications providing secure situational awareness, full motion video, buddy tracking an... |
| | | 07/10/12 | Raytheon awarded dismount detection radar for US Air Force| Innovative, pod-based radar for MQ-9 Reaper aircraft
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract to produce four radar pods with ground moving target indication and synthetic aperture radar technology for the U.S. Air Force. The radar will be mounted under the wings of MQ-9 Reaper aircraft.
The dismount detection radar will deliver accurate information in adverse weather, day and night, for U.S. Air Force intelligence, sur... |
| | | 07/10/12 | Raytheon's MTS-B delivers leading-edge surveillance technology to the US Air Force|
MCKINNEY, Texas, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was recently awarded a $191 million contract to provide its Multispectral Targeting System for the U.S. Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper.
The MTS-B is a multiuse, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR), laser detecting-ranging-tracking set developed and produced for use in military systems. Based on a state-of-the-art digital architecture, this advanced EO/IR system provides long-range surveillance, target acquisition, tracking,... |
| | | 07/09/12 | Raytheon awarded $636 million for Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle|
TUCSON, Ariz., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $636 million development and sustainment contract to provide the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle to The Boeing Company, which is the prime contractor for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program. Raytheon booked the award during its second quarter.
EKV represents the centerpiece for the Missile Defense Agency's GMD as the intercept component of the Ground Based Interceptor, also known as GBI, which is des... |
| | | 07/09/12 | Raytheon reveals new missile defense system architectural analysis capability| Tool can help shape future of Europe's territorial missile defense
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has introduced a new missile defense system architectural analysis tool designed to help identify the best ways to leverage current NATO assets in support of growing Europe's integrated air and missile defense capabilities.
The analysis tool was built leveraging Raytheon's extensive knowledge and experience across sensors, command and control... |
| | | 07/09/12 | Norway fires first ground-based Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile from NASAMS launcher| Test validates ESSM's role in medium-range, ground-based air defense
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Norwegian Air Force successfully fired a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile from a National Advanced Surface-to-Air-Missile System (NASAMS). During the first-of-its-kind test at the Andoya Rocket Range in Northern Norway, the ESSM intercepted and destroyed an air target.
"Completion of this live-fire exercise is a major step forward in o... |
| | | 07/09/12 | Raytheon wins US Army Air Soldier System contract| Next generation of Air Warrior System ensures enhanced situational awareness for dismounted pilots
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has won an award valued at $4.7 million from the U.S. Army for Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the Personal Electronics Computer and Display System in support of the Air Soldier System. The Air Soldier System is the next generation of the Air Warrior System, a U.S. Army rotary-wing air crew ensem... |
| | | 07/08/12 | Morocco becomes 10th AIM-9X Sidewinder missile international customer|
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kingdom of Morocco and the U.S. government executed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) to purchase Raytheon's (NYSE: RTN) AIM-9X Block II missile. The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) is the world's 10th country to employ the AIM-9X Sidewinder infrared-guided, air-to-air missile and will be the fourth country with the AIM-9X Block II.
The AIM-9X Block II adds a redesigned fuze that offers a lock-on-after-launch and datalink capabil... |
| | | 07/07/12 | Raytheon demonstrates WiPAK® (Wireless Paveway™ Avionics Kit) on French Navy RAFALE aircraft| WiPAK enables more affordable integration on a variety of aircraft
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully demonstrated a wireless method of integrating its combat-proven Enhanced Paveway™ II precision-guided bomb on the French Navy RAFALE aircraft. Called WiPAK®, the avionics kit enables integration of Paveway on a variety of aircraft without any modifications to aircraft wiring or changes to the flight and stores management software.
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| | | 07/06/12 | Raytheon and US Navy begin MALD-J Super Hornet integration|
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) have begun integrating the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer variant into the U.S. Navy's fleet of F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets. The integration process will include a series of risk reduction activities and technology demonstrations.
MALD® is a state-of-the-art, low-cost flight vehicle that is modular, air-launched and programmable. It weighs less than 300 pounds and has a range of approximate... |
| | | 07/06/12 | New Raytheon Standard Missile factory nears completion in Alabama| Advanced facility will produce Standard Missile-3 and SM-6
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) all-up-round Standard Missile production facility in Huntsville, Ala., is nearing completion. The state-of-the-art factory, located on the U.S. Army's Redstone Arsenal, should be completed before the end of the year. Once operational, the 70,000 square-foot facility will assemble and test Standard Missile-3 and SM-6 interceptors.
"This factory will... |
| | | 07/05/12 | Raytheon marks 90 years of customer focus, technology and innovation leadership| From high-tech startup to global leader in aerospace and defense
WALTHAM, Mass., July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) celebrates its 90th anniversary as a technology and innovation leader. Founded July 7, 1922, as the American Appliance Company in Cambridge, Mass., Raytheon through the generations has developed solutions for some of the most challenging requirements by tapping into a spirit of perpetual innovation and dedication to core values and customer s... |
| | | 07/03/12 | Raytheon to demonstrate mission-enabling innovations at Farnborough International Airshow 2012| Company to host first airshow Tweetup for invited Twitter followers from around the world
WALTHAM, Mass., July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will employ the latest in interactive technologies, provide the opportunity to speak with top subject matter experts, hold several media events and host its first airshow Tweetup at Farnborough International Airshow 2012 (July 9 -15, Farnborough, England).
Raytheon's exhibit pavilion (OE9) will feature hands-on demonstrations ... |
| | | 06/27/12 | Raytheon's newest SM-3 takes out ballistic missile target|
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-3 Block IB fired from the USS Lake Erie has destroyed another ballistic missile target. The test marks the 21st successful intercept for the SM-3 program, a critical piece of the United States' Phased Adaptive Approach for missile defense.
"Today's flight test was the second, back-to-back successful intercept for the newest variant of SM-3, and it further increases ... |
| | | 06/26/12 | Raytheon BBN Technologies awarded $2.2 million to investigate methods to advance quantum computing research|
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded $2.2 million in funding under the Quantum Computer Science (QCS) program sponsored by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). BBN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
The goal of the program is to create tools and methods that integrate all aspects of the quantum computer -- from hardware to software -- in a single framework, resulting in unified resour... |
| | | 06/20/12 | LA County selects Raytheon to upgrade public safety dispatch consoles for sheriff, fire departments| 1980s-era consoles to be replaced with newer technology that can accommodate future capabilities
LOS ANGELES, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been chosen by Los Angeles County to replace legacy emergency dispatch consoles with new ones that can easily be expanded for emerging public safety technologies such as Long Term Evolution, a high-speed, wireless broadband data network.
Under a $12.5 million contract, Raytheon will replace all public safety communica... |
| | | 06/14/12 | Raytheon BBN helps lay groundwork for White House US Ignite science initiative| High-speed research and education test bed will address societal challenges
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The White House has launched US Ignite, a national innovation ecosystem for developing and deploying public sector applications and services on ultra-fast, software-defined networks. This initiative leverages important contributions from researchers across the nation, including Raytheon BBN Technologies, who have participated in the National Science Foundation (NSF)-fu... |
| | | 06/13/12 | Raytheon receives contract to link Navy Multiband Terminal to US Air Force's Polar Satellite| Linking NMT with new satellite provides higher data rates and extended coverage
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $19 million contract to modify the Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) to link it with the Air Force's Enhanced Polar Satellite (EPS). The link will allow U.S. Navy and Air Force warfighters to overcome communications gaps in the remote polar region.
EPS will provide continuous coverage for secure, jam-resistant, strategic... |
| | | 06/13/12 | Raytheon receives $79 million award for US Navy Multiband Terminal systems| Raytheon to produce 47 additional NMT systems
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $79 million contract from the U.S. Navy for 47 more Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) systems.
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NMT is one of three Raytheon Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) terminals that are in production and have successfully interoperated with the AEHF satellite. The other two are the U.S. Army'... |
| | | 06/13/12 | Raytheon receives prestigious training awards| Named to 'Top 20 Training Outsourcing Companies' and 'Top 20 Content Development Companies' lists by TrainingIndustry.com
DALLAS, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been named to the 2012 "Top 20 Training Outsourcing Companies" and "Top 20 Content Development Companies" lists by TrainingIndustry.com.
This is the fifth consecutive year that RPS has been included in the "Top 20 Training Outsourcing Comp... |
| | | 06/12/12 | Raytheon demonstrates unprecedented soldier radio network capabilities ahead of US Army exercise| MAINGATE system doubles the size of competing vehicular radio networks while exceeding Army requirements
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of the next critical phase of the U.S. Army's Network Integration Evaluation (NIE), Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed a series of tests that showed that its vehicular radio system maintained large-scale networks, without the need for fixed infrastructure. At the same time, the system delivered key capabilities such as... |
| | | 06/12/12 | US Navy engages speeding boat with Raytheon Griffin® missile| Griffin demonstrates capability against small attack craft
PARIS, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy proved the ability of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Griffin® B missile to engage rapidly moving small boats during a recent live-fire demonstration.
"This demonstration shows the Griffin missile's effectiveness in engaging the type of small, fast-moving boats used by swarming threats and pirates," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Air Warfare Syste... |
| | | 06/11/12 | US Marines fire Excalibur from record range in Afghanistan| Extended-range precision artillery hits targets from 36 kilometers
PARIS, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Marine Corps successfully fired two Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from a range of 36 kilometers (22.3 statute miles) in theater. These shots mark the longest distance the Excalibur round has been fired in combat since its fielding in 2007.
"It is incredible to think about how this capability has evolved with its use over ti... |
| | | 06/08/12 | US Navy awards Raytheon $338 million for Tomahawk|
TUCSON, Ariz., June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $338 million contract for the Tomahawk Block IV tactical cruise missile. The contract, which was announced by the Department of Defense on June 7, includes replenishment of weapons used during Operation ODYSSEY DAWN and procurement for the government's fiscal year 2012.
"Tomahawk Block IV is important for U.S. national security because it enables commanders to precisely engage heavily-defended... |
| | | 05/31/12 | Raytheon releases Corporate Responsibility Report|
WALTHAM, Mass., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) released its 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report this month, highlighting the company's latest efforts in the areas of governance; ethics; engineering, technology and Mission Assurance; diversity; safety and wellness; sustainability; and community support. The report is available to view and download on Raytheon's website at http://www.raytheon.com/responsibility.
"Raytheon strives to be the best in all that we do,... |
| | | 05/31/12 | Raytheon Company declares quarterly cash dividend|
WALTHAM, Mass., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable on Aug. 9, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 5, 2012.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2011 sales of $25 billion and 71,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland se... |
| | | 05/30/12 | Raytheon unveils reconnaissance system prototype to Canadian Army| Technical Services provides Canadian Land Forces with improved mission flexibility
INDIANAPOLIS, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), recently unveiled its Light Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance Surveillance System (LRSS) prototype to the Canadian Army in Ottawa, Ontario.
Raytheon designed the LRSS to fit into the Canadian Army's Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV)-III to provide improved flexibil... |
| | | 05/24/12 | Motion picture virtual reality technology to be demonstrated as a public safety training system| VIRTSIM™, similar to technology used in "The Avengers," improves how law enforcement agencies train for emergencies
DALLAS, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500 public and private law enforcement and border security officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will be on hand to see how virtual reality technology from Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Motion Reality Inc. improves training methods with a variety of lifelike scenarios.
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| | | 05/22/12 | Raytheon to host Tweetup at Farnborough International Airshow, extending onsite experience worldwide| 50 registrants to be confirmed -- online registration open from noon EDT Tuesday, May 22, to noon Friday, May 25
WALTHAM, Mass., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will invite 50 of its Twitter followers to participate in a day of activities at the Farnborough International Airshow on Friday, July 13. Raytheon opened registration to interested Twitter followers at noon EDT on Tuesday, May 22, and it will remain open until noon Friday, May 25.
The Tweetup will provi... |
| | | 05/18/12 | Raytheon awarded $57.8 million Phalanx contract| Agreement includes SeaRAM manufacturing
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract totaling $57.8 million to overhaul and upgrade nine Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems, and manufacture two SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense systems. The agreement also includes the purchase of 20 radar upgrade kits.
"Raytheon tailors our ship self-defense systems to meet our customers' requirements," said Rick Nelson, vice president of Raytheon... |
| | | 05/16/12 | Raytheon awarded $313.8 million for Standard Missile-6 all-up rounds|
TUCSON, Ariz., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $313.8 million contract for low-rate initial production of Standard Missile-6 all-up rounds.
SM-6 leverages the legacy Standard Missile airframe and propulsion elements, while incorporating the advanced signal processing and guidance control capabilities of Raytheon's Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile.
Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz.; Camden, Ark.; Andover, Mass.; Huntsvill... |
| | | 05/14/12 | Raytheon BBN Technologies awarded $2.5 million in intelligence funding for metaphor research| Goal is new technology to identify and organize metaphors in foreign languages to give US decision-makers enhanced global cultural insights
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), via the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), has awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies $2.5 million in funding under the METAPHOR program. BBN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
The Raytheon BBN team's goal is to create... |
| | | 05/11/12 | 8th Grader Chad Qian From Indiana, Bests Thousands of Math Scholars to Be Crowned Champion at 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition| Massachusetts crowned National Team Champion after intense middle school competition
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Chad Qian of Carmel, Ind., won the 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition Friday at the Walt Disney World® Swan and Dolphin Resort after an intense final competition before a packed live and webcast audience. This year's winning Mathlete® answered the following math problem to be crowned national champion of this year's competition:
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| | | 05/10/12 | Raytheon Completes First Flight Test of Improved SM-3| Demonstrates Phased Adaptive Approach phase two capability
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed the first successful flight test of the Standard Missile-3 Block IB, which is the cornerstone of phase two of the administration's Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA). This is the 20th successful intercept for Raytheon's SM-3 program.
"This next-generation variant of the SM-3 is critical to the ballistic missile defense... |
| | | 05/10/12 | The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics honors two Raytheon engineers| Mark Russell and James Horkovich named AIAA Fellows
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) honored Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Mark E. Russell and James A. Horkovich with the distinction of 2012 AIAA Fellows during the Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala on Wednesday, May 9, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.
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| | | 05/08/12 | Raytheon BBN Technologies Awarded Contract to Extend Force Protection| Goal is greater protection and situational awareness in non-combat, yet dangerous, environments
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded $1.9 million by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Force Protection program. BBN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
Military personnel often operate in environments that are potentially dangerous, although not in active combat areas. Networks of sensor... |
| | | 05/08/12 | Raytheon fires Excalibur from G6 self-propelled howitzer| Excalibur will give G6 users precision artillery capability
TUCSON, Ariz., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has fired four Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from the Denel-manufactured G6 self-propelled howitzer as part of a field trial demonstration.
Multiple rounds of the combat-proven Excalibur successfully fired from the G6 155mm wheeled howitzer out to a range of 38 kilometers (23.6 statute miles), with all rounds landing within 5... |
| | | 05/04/12 | Mathletes® gear up for the 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition| Nation's best and brightest middle school math minds head to Walt Disney World® to compete for highest math title
WALTHAM, Mass., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will host the nation's top 224 middle school math minds as the title sponsor of the 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition May 10-13 at the Walt Disney World® Swan and Dolphin Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The MATHCOUNTS finalists are vying for the titles of 2012 National Champion and National Cham... |
| | | 05/03/12 | Raytheon launches Hashtags4Heroes campaign -- to make every Twitter character count for our wounded warriors| Campaign designed to create social media advocacy for Wounded Warrior Project®
WALTHAM, Mass., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is observing National Military Appreciation Month with the launch of Hashtags4Heroes, a campaign to raise awareness and advocacy for the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and the servicemen and women it supports.
Powered by Raytheon, HashTags4Heroes uses a Twitter application to salute our men and women in uniform, veterans a... |
| | | 04/30/12 | Raytheon's JLENS and Patriot systems prove integration in successful intercept test|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) systems, the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) and the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, demonstrated their ability to work together to detect, track and shoot down a test target simulating a hostile cruise missile during an exercise at the Utah Training and Test Range. This test reinforces the ability of Raytheon systems to integrate in support of a comprehens... |
| | | 04/26/12 | Raytheon Reports Solid First Quarter 2012 Results|
Adjusted EPS of $1.46, up 7 percent; EPS from continuing operations was $1.33(1)
Adjusted operating margin of 13.1 percent, up 60 basis points; reported operating margin of 11.9 percent(1)
As previously announced, increased annual dividend by 16 percent to $2.00 per share
Increased full-year 2012 guidance for EPS
WALTHAM, Mass., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced first quarter 2012 Adjusted EPS of $1.46 per diluted share compared to $1.37 per dil... |
| | | 04/25/12 | Raytheon issues latest installment of its $2 million annual commitment to STEM-based scholarships and grants| Awards recognize dedicated students, teachers and their schools for science, technology, engineering and math excellence
WALTHAM, Mass., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is closing out its Mathematics Awareness Month celebration by announcing $360,000 in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) scholarships and grants, part of the company's commitment of more than $2 million in annual funding for STEM education. The awards, part of Raytheon's MathM... |
| | | 04/24/12 | FAA awards Raytheon two-year contract extension on Wide Area Augmentation System navigation aid| WAAS improves safety and efficiency for pilots
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a two-year contract extension to continue to provide services for the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), a safety system that provides satellite-based navigation in the continental United States, Alaska, Canada and Mexico. The $30.1 million contract extends the period of performance through Sept. 24, 2... |
| | | 04/23/12 | Raytheon to upgrade US Navy's 20-year-old analog air traffic control radars with modern, digital technology| New Digital Airport Surveillance Radars for bases in North Carolina and Virginia will help handle terminal traffic
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Navy has purchased two more radar systems from Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) as part of a continuing effort to replace outdated analog air traffic control systems with digital technology. The new radars will be installed at military bases in New River, N.C., and Quantico, Va.
The Digital Airport Surveillance ... |
| | | 04/23/12 | Email creator, Ray Tomlinson, inducted into Internet Hall of Fame| Tomlinson, honored in first class of inductees, fundamentally changed global communication and secured the '@' symbol's place in history as a digital icon
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Ray Tomlinson, a principal engineer at Raytheon BBN Technologies who sent the first network email in 1971 and saved the "@" symbol from probable extinction, is being honored among the first inductees into the Internet Hall of Fame for his invention of email. It was Tomlinson who mad... |
| | | 04/19/12 | Initial testing for Wisconsin county's new land mobile radio system completed ahead of schedule| Raytheon helping to combine three disparate communications systems into one for efficiency
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed ahead of schedule an important milestone in building Rock County, Wisconsin's, first interoperable communications system. The successful System Acceptance Test, conducted with General Communications, is the initial step in creating this critical emergency network.
"The test was extremely complex, b... |
| | | 04/19/12 | MAINGATE Wideband Networking Waveform accepted into Pentagon's Joint Tactical Radio System library| Precedent-setting move follows successful demo of Mobile Ad hoc Interoperability Network GATEway system as an alternative to the Ground Mobile Radio program
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Department of Defense has accepted Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Next Generation Mobile Ad hoc Networking Waveform (NMW) into the government's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) library, strengthening Raytheon's position as a provider of wideband Ground Mobile Radio solutio... |
| | | 04/18/12 | Raytheon Executes Successful Recovery and Delivery of Defense Weather Satellite Data Via Antarctica| Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System achieves milestone with nearly 50 percent data latency reduction
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Common Ground System (CGS) developed by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) achieved a major milestone with the successful download and delivery of Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) data through McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA... |
| | | 04/18/12 | US Navy Fires Raytheon Griffin® Missile From RAM Launcher| Naval-launched Griffin demonstrates sea-based anti-ship capability
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Navy achieved a first when it fired Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) combat-proven Griffin B missile from a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher.
"Griffin enables sailors to defend against small, fast-moving surface craft employed by pirates and other non-traditional threats," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Air Warfare... |
| | | 04/18/12 | Raytheon's Space Fence System Detects and Tracks Space Objects| Preliminary Design Review demonstrates maturity of critical technologies
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Space Fence recently completed a comprehensive Preliminary Design Review (PDR) demonstrating the S-band radar's technical maturity in its ability to detect and track the increasing amount of space debris orbiting the Earth. This debris is proving to be hazardous to the increasing number of military and commercial satellites a... |
| | | 04/18/12 | Raytheon Marks Tomahawk Milestones at Sea-Air-Space Exposition| NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Navy and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will highlight several significant milestones for the Tomahawk cruise missile at the 2012 Sea-Air-Space Exposition.
"The government and our industry partners should be proud of the continued successes of Tomahawk including the 2,000th combat expenditure and the 500th flight test launch in 2011," said Captain Joe Mauser, the U.S. Navy's Tomahawk Weapons System program manager. "Tomahawk offers... |
| | | 04/17/12 | Raytheon Employees Celebrate National Volunteer Week by Making a Difference Throughout the Year| Thousands of volunteer hours annually support science, technology, engineering and math education, armed services and local communities
WALTHAM, Mass., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --In honor of National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) proudly recognizes its many employees who continue to demonstrate extraordinary levels of community engagement year after year. Raytheon employees have strongly and consistently supported math and science education and numero... |
| | | 04/17/12 | Raytheon Awarded $106 Million for Aegis Radar Work| NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $106.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the production of Aegis-related equipment, including the AN/SPY-1(D)V radar transmitter and MK99 Mod 14 Fire Control System. With this modification, Raytheon will continue its long history of reliable manufacturing of these two essential components, which are critical to Aegis' air and missile defense capabilities.
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| | | 04/17/12 | Raytheon Company to Release First Quarter Results on April 26, 2012| WALTHAM, Mass., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will issue its first quarter earnings 2012 news release at 7 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 26, 2012. The release will be posted on the Raytheon home page.
The first quarter 2012 earnings results conference call will be at 9 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 26, 2012. The call will be audiocast on the Internet at www.raytheon.com/ir. Charts to be referenced during the call will be available on the website for printing prio... |
| | | 04/16/12 | Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Complete Integration Milestone on Upgrade of Global Positioning System| GPS modernization program will affordably replace aging satellites and improve capability for all users
AURORA, Colo. and NEWTOWN, Pa., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully completed the first significant integration milestone between Raytheon's Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) and Lockheed Martin's GPS III satellite system.
The joint Lockheed Martin/Raytheon team s... |
| | | 04/16/12 | Raytheon Delivers US Navy's First Dual-Frequency Sonar| Electronics delivery completes DDG 1000's advanced hull-mounted sonar suite
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed delivery of the electronics for the AN/SQQ-90 tactical sonar suite, the complex sonar for the first ship of the U.S. Navy's DDG 1000-class multimission destroyer. The AN/SQQ-90 tactical sonar suite, the first dual-frequency hull-mounted sonar of the Navy's surface fleet, is a major advancement in undersea warfare capa... |
| | | 04/11/12 | Raytheon Seeks to Triple Gallium Nitride Capabilities| DARPA contract aims to boost GaN's power handling capabilities via diamond substrates
TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded an 18-month, $1.8 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop next-generation Gallium Nitride devices bonded to diamond substrates. The technology, called Thermally Enhanced Gallium Nitride (TEGaN), seeks to increase the power handling capability of GaN devices by at least... |
| | | 04/10/12 | Raytheon Selected to Provide Mission Readiness Support Services to US Pacific Command| Technical Services awarded prime seat on GSA Schedule Blanket Purchase Agreement with $33 million potential estimated value
DULLES, Va., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), was selected as one of several prime contractors to provide mission readiness support services to U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) and its directorates under a General Services Administration Schedule Multiple-Award Blanket Purchase Ag... |
| | | 04/09/12 | Raytheon Celebrates Mathematics Awareness Month With Teacher Scholarships and National Math Challenges| Showcases the importance of science, technology, engineering and math through STEM-focused activities
WALTHAM, Mass., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is celebrating Mathematics Awareness Month by highlighting the importance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through activities that inspire students to create lifelong connections with those subject areas and develop interest in relevant career opportunities. Observed each April, Mathematics Awarene... |
| | | 04/03/12 | Raytheon Awarded UK MOD Paveway IV Replenishment Contract|
HARLOW and GLENROTHES, United Kingdom, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded Raytheon UK a replenishment contract for Paveway IV, the latest generation GPS precision-guided munition, as part of a 60 million pound contract. Raytheon UK is focused on a technological growth path which, under the UK MOD's SPEAR (Selective Precision Effects at Range) CAP 1 program, will enhance the system's capability with low collateral and penetrator warhead options, enhance... |
| | | 04/02/12 | New Raytheon Guided Bomb Completes Initial Flight Test| 13.5-pound Small Tactical Munition Phase II designed for unmanned aircraft systems
TUCSON, Ariz., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Small Tactical Munition Phase II scored a direct hit on a target during the weapon's first guided flight test.
"STM Phase II is ideally suited to weaponize Shadow-class unmanned aircraft systems and counterinsurgency aircraft because STM is a mature, precise and affordable weapon," said Dr. Thomas R. Bussing, vice president of Adva... |
| | | 03/29/12 | Raytheon 250-pound Paveway(TM) Reaches Production Milestone| Employees build 1,000th precision guidance kit
NEW DELHI, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Paveway program achieved a major milestone when it completed production of the 1,000th 250-pound Paveway laser-guided precision munition. Raytheon's combat-proven Paveway is a kit that transforms "dumb" bombs into precision-guided weapons.
The 250-pound weapon, designated the GBU-58, is integrated on the AT-6, Super Etendard and the Mirage 3 aircraft. The Pavewa... |
| | | 03/29/12 | Raytheon 250-pound Paveway™ Reaches Production Milestone| Employees build 1,000th precision guidance kit
NEW DELHI, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Paveway program achieved a major milestone when it completed production of the 1,000th 250-pound Paveway laser-guided precision munition. Raytheon's combat-proven Paveway is a kit that transforms "dumb" bombs into precision-guided weapons.
The 250-pound weapon, designated the GBU-58, is integrated on the AT-6, Super Etendard and the Mirage 3 aircraft. The Paveway family... |
| | | 03/29/12 | Raytheon Begins Procuring Parts for India's Munitions Control Unit| MCU will enable Indian Air Force Jaguar aircraft to employ modern precision weapons
NEW DELHI, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has started procuring components required to build the Munitions Control Units for 126 of the Indian Air Force's Jaguar Darin II attack aircraft.
The MCU enables integration of modern weapons on legacy aircraft with minimal to no modifications to aircraft wiring and the flight or stores management software. The MCU's compact size enabl... |
| | | 03/29/12 | Raytheon's New-Production Patriot Launches PAC-3 Missile in Successful Flight Test|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) modernized Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully fired two PAC-3 missiles to engage a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. This is the first time PAC-3 missiles have been fired from a new-production Patriot system.
"The demonstrated flawless performance of the modernized Patriot system means our customers can deliver the most advanced air and missile defense capabi... |
| | | 03/27/12 | SM-3 IIA Team Completes TDACS Preliminary Design Review| Milestone on throttleable divert and attitude control system moves program one step closer to critical design review
TUCSON, Ariz., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the SM-3 Block IIA's throttleable divert and attitude control system. Essentially a rocket motor with four main divert nozzles and six attitude control nozzles, the TDACS's precision propulsion will enable the SM-3 Block IIA to intercept inc... |
| | | 03/26/12 | Raytheon's First New-production Patriot System Debuts in Successful Flight Test|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully completed a system-level guided flight test of the new-production Patriot at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The modernized Patriot provides an affordable, low-risk and rapid path to meet the warfighter's current and future air and missile defense requirements.
"The system's flawless performance using all newly-built major end items is a significant milestone for global air and missile defense. It a... |
| | | 03/21/12 | Raytheon Company Increases Dividend by 16 Percent, Its Eighth Consecutive Annual Increase|
WALTHAM, Mass., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Board of Directors has voted to increase the company's annual dividend payout rate by 16 percent, from $1.72 to $2.00 per share. The Board also authorized payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock, to be paid on May 3, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 4, 2012. Payment of quarterly dividends is subject to Board authorization.
"This mark... |
| | | 03/20/12 | Raytheon to Help US Army Better Detect Rocket, Artillery and Mortar Threats| Sense and Warn radar reduces false alarms and improves warning times
MCKINNEY, Texas, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $45.5 million contract for the prototype build of the Ku Band Multi-Function RF System (MFRFS) Sense and Warn (S&W) radars for the U.S. Army.
The contract is a follow-on to an ongoing effort being performed by Raytheon to improve the performance of the Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) S&W systems currently ... |
| | | 03/19/12 | Raytheon to Continue Supporting US, Coalition Forces' Information-Sharing Computer Network|
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency to continue supporting a global research, test and evaluation computer network used by U.S. and coalition forces.
The Combined Federated Battle Laboratories Network (CFBLNet) allows for the testing of new multinational information-sharing capabilities before they're transitioned to the operational networks used worldwide to support Combatant... |
| | | 03/16/12 | Raytheon Awarded 2012 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award by EPA| EPA recognizes company's ongoing commitment to energy efficiency for fifth consecutive year
WALTHAM, Mass., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth consecutive year, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was recognized with the 2012 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for ongoing leadership in energy conservation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and innovative energy efficiency practices. Raytheon received its award at an EP... |
| | | 03/15/12 | Raytheon Missile Systems Earns Second Consecutive Superior Security Rating From DSS| Tucson site is largest Raytheon facility to receive a superior rating
TUCSON, Ariz., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems business received its second consecutive superior security rating in an annual vulnerability assessment by the U.S. Defense Security Service. DSS completed a two-week review at Raytheon Missile Systems headquarters and rated the site's security practices.
"Safeguarding of information essential to the protection of warfighters i... |
| | | 03/14/12 | Raytheon Sweetens Annual Pi Day Celebration for Math and Science Teachers From Coast to Coast| Delivery of pies within 3.14-mile radius of company locations nationwide and virtual pie sharing through Facebook to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education
WALTHAM, Mass., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is expanding its annual Pi Day tradition by delivering hundreds of apple pies nationwide to math and science teachers at middle and high schools located within a 3.14-mile radius of select Raytheon business locations acro... |
| | | 03/12/12 | Raytheon Wins $77.9 Million US Army Missile Subsystem Support Contract| Technical Services continues company's support to provide engineering services and logistics on TOW missile system
DULLES, Va., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has won a U.S. Army TOW (tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided) missile subsystems contract valued at $77.9 million. Under the five-year contract, Raytheon will provide logistics and engineering support for TOW subsystems and associat... |
| | | 03/09/12 | Raytheon to Upgrade Military Air Traffic Landing Systems Under $7 Million Contract| US Navy, Marine Corps to benefit from engineering, technical and depot services
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been chosen to provide engineering, technical and depot services in support of 15 Air Traffic, Navigation, Integration, and Coordination Systems (ATNAVICS) for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and U.S. Marine Corps.
Raytheon's ATNAVICS is a mobile system that provides air traffic services for the rapid deployment of troop... |
| | | 03/08/12 | MathAlive!(TM) Powered by Raytheon Debuts at Smithsonian| Interactive experience fuses fun with innovation to bring science, technology, engineering and math to life
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --As a major step in its commitment to math and science education, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is launching MathAlive!, an immersive exhibit enabling students, teachers and visitors of all ages and backgrounds to experience the wondrous outcomes of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through highly engaging hands-on ... |
| | | 03/08/12 | MathAlive!™ Powered by Raytheon Debuts at Smithsonian| Interactive experience fuses fun with innovation to bring science, technology, engineering and math to life
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As a major step in its commitment to math and science education, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is launching MathAlive!, an immersive exhibit enabling students, teachers and visitors of all ages and backgrounds to experience the wondrous outcomes of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through highly engaging hands-on activiti... |
| | | 03/07/12 | Raytheon Awarded $138.7 Million Contract for Patriot Engineering Services|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) received a $138.7 million contract to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. This is the third of four annual options to the base contract awarded in 2009, which brings the total amount to date to $803 million. These continued improvements enhance the capability of Patriot to face evolving threats.
Issued by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arse... |
| | | 03/06/12 | Raytheon to Supply Wind Turbine Mitigation Technology to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence| First operational implementation of technology to safely distinguish actual aircraft from false readings
AMSTERDAM, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been chosen by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to upgrade the air traffic control radar system at the Royal Netherlands Air Force base in the town of Woensdrecht with technology to mitigate the adverse effects on radar performance caused by wind turbines.
Raytheon will implement the modification by the end o... |
| | | 03/06/12 | Raytheon's Mobile Air Traffic Control System Makes International Debut at ATC Global Exhibition and Conference| Modular system enables humanitarian aid deliveries in emergencies
AMSTERDAM, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Mobile Air Traffic Control (MATC) system, which provides critical air traffic services when existing infrastructure has been damaged or does not exist, makes its international debut at the ATC Global Exhibition and Conference March 6-8.
MATC is designed to operate during emergencies, for security purposes, or to meet the needs of a temporary airfield. ... |
| | | 03/05/12 | Raytheon Awarded $79.2 Million US Army Contract to Counter Rockets| Goal of Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative is to save lives of Soldiers
TUCSON, Ariz., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $79.2 million contract to develop a system that will detect and destroy incoming rockets. The solution is called the Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative (AI3). Development will culminate in a demonstration in 18 months, followed by low rate initial production.
"Rocket attacks have cost many U.S. and allied w... |
| | | 03/01/12 | Raytheon is Awarded DARPA Contract to Help Friendly Forces Communicate While Conducting Electronic Warfare|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $3.8 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to allow armed forces to conduct jamming operations with minimal communication and control interference to friendly forces.
The High-Power Efficient Rf Digital-to-Analog Converter (HiPERDAC) program seeks to enable tactical platforms, such as maritime craft, ground vehicles, tactical aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicl... |
| | | 02/28/12 | Raytheon Demonstrates Enhanced Capabilities for TOW| Missile flies faster and farther with launch, boost, sustain propulsion system
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) tested a new propulsion system for the Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wireless (TOW) missile. Developed by ATK (NYSE: ATK), the enhanced system doubles TOW's range and reduces the missile's flight time by one-third.
During the test, the developmental propulsion system flew the missile more than seven kilometers (4.35 mi... |
| | | 02/28/12 | Raytheon Ranked No. 1 in HRO Today Magazine's 'Baker's Dozen' in Learning| Company awarded this distinction for fourth consecutive year
DALLAS, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), was named the No. 1 provider in learning services in HRO Today magazine's "Baker's Dozen" in learning.
"Raytheon Professional Services has distinguished itself by being the best overall provider in the Learning Outsourcing industry through its ongoing commitment to innovation, technologically superior conten... |
| | | 02/27/12 | Raytheon's US Air Force Satellite Terminal Achieves Two Critical Milestones| Minuteman MEECN goes into full production, successfully tests with on-orbit AEHF satellite
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) U.S. Air Force satellite terminal system that provides protected communications to warfighters has received a successful Milestone C decision and subsequent production award.
The Minuteman Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network Program Upgrade (MMPU) is Raytheon's first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AE... |
| | | 02/27/12 | Raytheon's McCoy Named a 2012 Computerworld 'Premier 100 IT Leader'|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Jim McCoy has been recognized by IDG's Computerworld magazine as a 2012 Premier 100 IT Leaders honoree. The award affirms Raytheon's commitment to implementing innovative IT strategies that support customers' needs and deliver business value.
McCoy is the chief information officer and vice president for Information Technology at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. With this honor, he joins an elite list of IT... |
| | | 02/22/12 | Raytheon Highlights Public Safety Benefits of Its Open Architecture Approach to Interoperable Emergency Communications| Rapid Alliance™ campaign launched at International Wireless Communications Expo
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a keynote session today at the International Wireless Communications Expo, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) declared that the right technical model for a mobile broadband public safety network is open architecture, non-proprietary, standards-based and interoperable, all of which can be found in Raytheon's Rapid Alliance™ solution.
In remarks to an IWCE sessio... |
| | | 02/21/12 | Raytheon Emphasizes Interoperability in New Server System Linking P25 With ISSI and LTE Via Bluetooth| Open standards server builds on Raytheon's practice of interoperability with public safety communications systems
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) new interoperability server includes advanced features to help public safety agencies communicate with one another, the company announced at the International Wireless Communications Expo.
The features include the ability to bring in P25 radio users over Internet Protocol (IP), and to connec... |
| | | 02/17/12 | Raytheon Connects Today's Technology Innovators With the Workforce of Tomorrow During National Engineers Week| STEM-themed events across US to leverage partnerships with Boy Scouts of America®, former NASA astronaut, Sum of all Thrills™ at Epcot®, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, FIRST® LEGO® League
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will celebrate National Engineers Week (Feb. 19-25) by connecting students with world-class technical talent in interactive experiences to bring the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines ... |
| | | 02/16/12 | Raytheon's JLENS Proves Tracking Capabilities During Test| Delivers tracking data to fire control systems
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) recently completed Demonstration Test 1 (DT-1), proving its ability to track targets and integrate with fire control and tactical data link systems.
A series of demonstration tests were conducted at the Utah Training and Test Range from early November to mid-December 2011. The test incl... |
| | | 02/14/12 | Raytheon Engages Malaysian Industry for Missile Work| First Malaysian company joins global team of ESSM suppliers
SINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) awarded an initial contract to Malaysian-based Contraves Advanced Devices Sdn. Bhd. for the production and supply of components for the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM). This is the first contract of its type awarded to a Malaysian company and is aligned with U.S. and Malaysian strategic initiatives as well as the Malaysian Economic Transformation Program.
... |
| | | 02/14/12 | US Army Fires Raytheon Griffin® Missile During Forward Operating Base Protection Test| Missile engages targets in ground-launch scenario
SINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army precisely engaged targets using the Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) Griffin B missile as part of a test to protect forward operating bases (FOBs) and small combat outposts.
"Griffin enables ground forces to protect their locations by precisely engaging targets in a 360-degree radius," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Air Warfare Systems product line. "Griffin giv... |
| | | 02/14/12 | Raytheon Completes First Test of JSOW-ER Warhead| Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range will enable aviators to attack targets outside the range of surface-to-air missiles
SINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed the first test of the warhead and fuze for the Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range.
"JSOW-ER's design will enable the warfighter to attack land-based and moving maritime targets from outside the range of modern surface-to-air missiles, a capability our aviators currently lack," said Harry... |
| | | 02/13/12 | Raytheon Restarts Production of Laser-guided Maverick for US Air Force, Navy|
SINGAPORE, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than two decades, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has formally restarted production of the laser-guided Maverick missile, with the first weapon expected to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force in late 2012.
Production began following a rigorous U.S. Air Force and Navy Developmental Testing/Operational Testing program that culminated in a production contract in late 2011.
"The combat-proven laser Maverick has demonstrated its effectiveness... |
| | | 02/13/12 | Raytheon Delivers First International Maritime Surveillance Radar to Boeing| Delivery marks addition of new technology with air-to-air surveillance mode
SINGAPORE, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered the first international version of its APY-10 surveillance radar to Boeing. The radar will be installed on the P-8I aircraft Boeing is building for the Indian navy.
"Our APY-10 radar will provide the Indian navy with proven, low-risk technology built on generations of successful Raytheon maritime radar systems," said Tim Carey, v... |
| | | 02/10/12 | Raytheon's CEC Solution Improves Battle Force Anti-air Warfare Capability| Contract modification underscores Raytheon's mission to provide latest technology to US Navy
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $67.4 million contract modification from U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for design and engineering support for the Cooperative Engagement Capability sensor-netting system.
CEC is designed to provide early detection and consistent tracking of air threats such as cruise missiles, manned aircr... |
| | | 02/09/12 | Raytheon to Showcase Public Safety Technologies at New California Research Facility| Only one of its kind in the nation focused on open communications standards for public safety market
DOWNEY, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will dedicate next week one of the largest public safety technology and research centers in Southern California. It will house actual, hands-on solutions that public safety agencies can use to significantly improve day-to-day operations and their responses to major incidents.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Public... |
| | | 02/09/12 | Raytheon Releases Software Upgrade for Airborne Communication System| Upgrade will triple the satellite capacity for airborne radio terminals
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is tripling the satellite capacity for all AN/ARC-231 airborne radio terminals at no cost to the end-user. The enhancement is provided by an upgrade to Integrated Waveform (IW) software, following successful field tests hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).
Prior to the software upgrade, this form of radio ... |
| | | 02/06/12 | Raytheon Wins $39.6 Million US Navy Contract for AIM-9X|
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $39.6 million contract for Fiscal Year 2012 production and delivery of the AIM-9X Block II infrared-guided air-to-air missile. The contract, which modifies a previously awarded contract, was announced on Jan. 31 by the Department of Defense.
About the AIM-9X Block II
The AIM-9X Sidewinder is an infrared-guided air-to-air missile that has demonstrated capability in the surface-to-air and air... |
| | | 02/02/12 | Raytheon Awarded $38.1 Million Contract for Missile Defense System| Work will include engineering support to C2BMC program
DULLES, Va., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $38.1 million contract to provide engineering support to the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program for the Missile Defense Agency.
Under the subcontract with Lockheed Martin, Raytheon's Intelligence and Information Systems business will provide engineering support in the areas of communications, s... |
| | | 02/02/12 | Raytheon, US Navy Complete JSOW C-1 Developmental Testing| Culminates with weapon hitting small, fast-moving ship
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy completed developmental testing (DT) of the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon C-1. The conclusion of DT brings U.S. and allied warfighters one step closer to being able to engage moving ships as far as 60 nautical miles (70 statute miles) away with an air-launched weapon. Developmental testing finished when the JSOW C-1 struck a small, fast-moving ship target dur... |
| | | 01/30/12 | Raytheon Awarded Naval Power System Contract| $10 million system will power future weapons
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $10 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command to develop a pulsed power system that will enable projectiles to reach great distances without the use of an explosive charge or rocket motor.
The contract for the preliminary design of a Pulse Forming Network (PFN) is part of a larger effort by the U.S. Navy to develop a mul... |
| | | 01/30/12 | Raytheon's RAM Strikes Twice During Back-to-Back Tests| Aggressive scheduling within days of each other
SYDNEY, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 successfully completed two guided test vehicle flights within one week, demonstrating the system's upgraded kinematic performance, guidance system and airframe capabilities.
Raytheon is building 35 RAM Block 2 missiles during the design and development test period and expects low-rate production to begin in 2012.
"To have a double suc... |
| | | 01/27/12 | James E. Cartwright Elected to Raytheon Board of Directors|
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has elected Gen. James E. Cartwright (USMC, ret.) as a director. With the election of Cartwright, the Raytheon Board is comprised of 10 directors.
Cartwright, 62, joins the Board following more than 40 years of distinguished military service, culminating in his service from 2007 to 2011 as the eighth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's second-highest milit... |
| | | 01/26/12 | Raytheon Reports Solid Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Results|
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Fourth quarter 2011 Adjusted EPS of $1.74, up 12 percent; EPS from continuing operations was $1.58(1)
Full-year 2011 Adjusted EPS of $5.90, up 7 percent; full-year 2011 EPS from continuing operations was $5.28(1)
Strong operating cash flow of $1.3 billion in the quarter and $2.2 billion for the year after a $750 million discretionary pension plan contribution
Strong bookings of $7.1 billion in the quarter and $26.6 billion f... |
| | | 01/24/12 | Raytheon WebShield(TM) Added to UCDMO Baseline List| Company offers government agencies most accredited cross domain solutions to access and transfer data between networks
HERNDON, Va., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) WebShield(TM) product has been approved by the Unified Cross Domain Management Office (UCDMO) for inclusion on the version 4.1 baseline list. The UCDMO baseline is a validated products list of cross domain technologies and solutions available to agencies in the Department of Defense and intel... |
| | | 01/24/12 | Raytheon WebShield™ Added to UCDMO Baseline List| Company offers government agencies most accredited cross domain solutions to access and transfer data between networks
HERNDON, Va., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) WebShield™ product has been approved by the Unified Cross Domain Management Office (UCDMO) for inclusion on the version 4.1 baseline list. The UCDMO baseline is a validated products list of cross domain technologies and solutions available to agencies in the Department of Defense and intelligence com... |
| | | 01/24/12 | US Navy Completes Raytheon Laser-guided Maverick Testing| Naval and Marine aviators go 4-for-4 during tests
TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy completed developmental and operational testing (DT/OT) of the newest variant of the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) laser-guided Maverick missile. This brings U.S. Sailors and Marines one step closer to conducting airborne precision engagements of rapidly moving targets in urban environments.
"In numerous conflicts, Maverick has proven its effectiveness against ships, tanks, fast mo... |
| | | 01/23/12 | Raytheon Upgrades National Weather Service Forecasting System| AWIPS II will bring advanced functionality to thousands of forecasters across the nation
SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The next generation of the National Weather Services' (NWS) Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), which was developed, tested and fielded by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), is now operational at the NWS Omaha Weather Forecast Office. As the first of 135 forecast sites to upgrade to the new system, this successful implementation initiates ... |
| | | 01/17/12 | Raytheon BBN Awarded $5.5 Million to Develop Speech, Text Translation Capabilities for US Army| Goal is complete solution on multiple devices
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies a $5.5 million contract to develop a two-way communication and translation system that can be used on a variety of operating systems and platforms, including portable, mobile and net-enabled devices.
Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), will develop prototype systems for two-way sp... |
| | | 01/17/12 | Raytheon Company to release 2011 fourth quarter and full-year results on Jan. 26, 2012|
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will issue its 2011 fourth quarter and full-year earnings news release at 7:00 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The release will be posted on the Raytheon home page.
The 2011 fourth quarter and full-year earnings results conference call will be at 9:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The call will be audiocast on the Internet at www.raytheon.com/ir. Charts to be referenced during the call will be ... |
| | | 01/16/12 | Raytheon Completes Ship Self-Defense System Deliveries| Delivering predictable, reliable performance to the fleet
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered the final Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS MK 2) hardware ship set of its 2010 production contract, completing all system deliveries ahead of schedule. The system is slated for installation and integration onboard the John P. Murtha (LPD 26), providing the ship's U.S. Navy-certified open-architecture combat management system.
SSDS is ... |
| | | 01/16/12 | Raytheon Receives $51 Million Contract for Patriot Missile Upgrades|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $51.3 million contract to upgrade Patriot Advanced Capability-2 missiles to the Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) configuration. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the contract as a follow-on to AMCOM's Patriot missile continuous technology refreshment program initiated in 2000.
"Patriot is the cornerstone of many nations' air and missile... |
| | | 01/13/12 | Raytheon Canada Awarded Contract for NextGen HFSWR| High Frequency Surface Wave Radar System will be demonstrated at Hartlen Point, Nova Scotia
WATERLOO, Ontario, Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Canada Limited has been awarded a Technology Demonstration Program for its Next Generation High Frequency Surface Wave Radar (HFSWR) by the Canadian Department of National Defence, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC). A system will now be installed at Hartlen Point, Nova Scotia, with a demonstration t... |
| | | 01/12/12 | US Army Testing Demonstrates Readiness of Raytheon's MAINGATE Radio to Provide Tactical Networking Vision| MAINGATE, building on in-theater success, ready for immediate deployment
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Mobile Ad hoc Interoperability Network GATEway (MAINGATE) radio system successfully provided tactical networking capabilities at two major U.S. Army exercises, giving soldiers reliable battlefield information.
During the recent Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) at Fort Benning, Ga., MAINGATE provided the backbone for wideband... |
| | | 01/12/12 | Raytheon Awarded $179.5 Million Contract for US Air Force Field Service Support| Raytheon to perform on-site operations, maintenance and training support for U-2 sensors, data links and Air Force DCGS
DULLES, Va., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $179.5 million follow-on contract by the U.S. Air Force to provide Contractor Field Service (CFS) support for U-2 sensors, data links and the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS). Raytheon has been prime on the CFS program providing support to the warf... |
| | | 01/12/12 | Raytheon to Develop Mission Critical Launch and Check Solution for the Global Positioning System|
AURORA, Colo., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $27.4 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center for development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Launch and Checkout System (LCS), which will provide early launch and checkout of GPS III satellites starting with the first GPS III launch in 2014.
Raytheon was awarded the prime contract to develop the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) in February ... |
| | | 01/11/12 | Raytheon Awarded $60 Million for LPD 26| Continuing a legacy of performance, capability and reliability
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $60.3 million U.S. Navy contract to develop and integrate the total ship electronics systems for LPD 26, the 10th ship of the Navy's LPD 17 class of expeditionary warfare ships.
Under the contract, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems extends its role as the total ship electronics systems integrator for all LPD 17-cl... |
| | | 01/11/12 | Raytheon Awarded $80 Million for First International Airborne Low Frequency Sonar Contract| Providing Proven Sonar System to Australia
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded an $80.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy in support of a Foreign Military Sale of the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar to the Royal Australian Navy. ALFS is the primary undersea warfare sensor for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multimission helicopter. The contract represents the first international sale of Raytheon's advanced anti-submarine... |
| | | 01/10/12 | Raytheon Awarded $212.8 Million for Evolved Seasparrow Missile| $33 million option included in consortium agreement
TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded two contracts totaling $212.8 million for the production of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile, with an option for $33 million in additional work.
The first contract from the U.S. Navy NATO Seasparrow Project Office (NSPO), as previously announced by the Department of Defense, is for the production of ESSMs through fiscal year 2014 and contains the option... |
| | | 01/09/12 | Law Enforcement In-Car Laptop Computer Systems to Debut at Consumer Electronics Show| First in-car upgrade for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. since 1987
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in the 45-year history of the Consumer Electronics Show, a patrol car from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) equipped with Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) integration of the latest generation of public safety technology will be on display.
The car will be at the invitation-only ShowStoppers event that runs from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. ... |
| | | 01/09/12 | Raytheon Awarded $30 Million for New Missile Defense Interceptor| Stunner will provide ballistic missile defense at a tactical missile cost
TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) received a $30.2 million contract from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for continued development of the Stunner interceptor. Stunner is an advanced, multi-mission, multi-platform interceptor designed for integration into current and planned air and missile defense systems.
"The Stunner interceptor redefines the performance/cost value equation ... |
| | | 01/05/12 | Raytheon and Thales Australia Deliver Next Generation Desktop to Australia's Department of Defence| Australia's Department of Defence to streamline IT requirements and optimize efficiency by implementing thin client technology
HERNDON, Va., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has announced a partnership with Thales Australia to deliver an innovative next generation desktop (NGD) environment to Australia's Department of Defence. Using the RTCS Trusted Thin Client® (TTC) software and thin client ... |
| | | 01/04/12 | Raytheon Delivers First Upgraded Patriot Radar to Kuwait|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed its first Configuration-3 Patriot radar upgrade for the State of Kuwait. This is the first of six radar modernization deliveries due under contract to the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command.
"These upgrades to the latest Patriot Configuration will boost Kuwait's capability to defend itself against tactical ballistic missile attacks. They also highlight the continuing efforts by Kuwait Air Defense to... |
| | | 12/30/11 | Raytheon Books $50 Million in Electronic Warfare Contracts| Continued growth expected in EW field
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) booked $50 million this month in new contract awards related to its electronic warfare (EW) business.
Raytheon's industry-leading electronic warfare portfolio includes airborne and shipboard jammers, towed decoys and radar warning receivers in use on strategic and tactical aircraft, helicopters and surface ships of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and inter... |
| | | 12/30/11 | Raytheon Awarded Contract for $363.9 Million for two Radars| AN/TPY-2 is the world's most advanced multi-functional, X-band radar
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Missile Defense Agency is awarding Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract to provide two AN/TPY-2 radars to the U.S. Army as the radar component to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. The firm-fixed-price contract is for $363.9 million.
"The AN/TPY-2 is the world's most advanced, mobile X-band radar," said Dave Gulla... |
| | | 12/30/11 | Raytheon Receives $582.5 Million for Radars and Services in THAAD Deal to UAE| UAE becomes first international customer to gain the advanced AN/TPY-2 radars
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will provide AN/TPY-2 radars, associated spares, training and other services through 2018 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the radar component to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. This $582.5 million contract for the radars is part of the first sale of THAAD missile systems to an int... |
| | | 12/29/11 | Raytheon Awarded U.S. Navy Systems Contracts With Combined Potential Value of Nearly $72 Million|
WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received two separate contract awards from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) of the United States Navy for work on: the Phalanx, SeaRAM and Land-based Phalanx weapons systems; and on NATO SEASPARROW surface missile systems.
The combined value of the two contracts, which were announced on Dec. 27 by the Department of Defense, could near $72 million should NAVSEA exercise all options on the ... |
| | | 12/29/11 | Raytheon Awarded Airborne Radar Contracts at Year's End Worth $320 Million| Further growth expected in AESA radar programs
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) booked $320 million this month in new contract awards related to its active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar programs for domestic and international customers.
With active electronic beam scanning, which allows the radar beam to be steered at nearly the speed of light, Raytheon AESA radars optimize situational awareness and provide superi... |
| | | 12/29/11 | Raytheon Acquires Cybersecurity and Software Engineering Firm Henggeler Computer Consultants|
GARLAND, Texas, Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has acquired privately held Henggeler Computer Consultants, Inc., further extending Raytheon's capabilities to serve the cybersecurity, enterprise architecture and systems engineering needs of customers in the intelligence community as well as in the Department of Defense. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction will not materially impact Raytheon's total company sales or earnings p... |
| | | 12/26/11 | Raytheon Awarded $122 Million for Standard Missile-3| Contract will fund continued development and testing
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) received a $122.5 million contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for continued development of Standard Missile-3 Block IA and IB programs. Under this modification, Raytheon will provide SM-3 design and engineering, in service engineering support, production engineering, surveillance and flight test suppo... |
| | | 12/23/11 | Raytheon to Provide Improved Surveillance Capability for National Airspace System| To increase safety, efficiency and capacity in world's most complex airspace system
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to incorporate Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) capability into its suite of APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders to support the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen plan for transformation of the National Airspace S... |
| | | 12/21/11 | US Army Declares Raytheon Counter-IED System a 'Greatest Invention'| CIED system 'saves lives'
DULLES, Va., Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army has named a system developed and produced by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to defeat improvised explosive devices (IEDs) one of "the most innovative advances in Army technology."
An article published Sept. 12 on the Army's website (http://www.army.mil/article/65324) explains that the Counter IED (CIED) defeat system "provides significant capability to the Soldier and their mission and, more im... |
| | | 12/21/11 | Department of Defense Awards Raytheon Nearly $100 Million in Air-Launched Weapons Contracts|
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Defense awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) two separate air-launched weapons contracts with a combined value of nearly $100 million.
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon an $84.3 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract to produce the Joint Standoff Weapon C-1.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon a $15 million firm-fixed-price contract for production of the laser-guided Maverick missi... |
| | | 12/20/11 | Raytheon's Navy Multiband Terminal Successfully Tests With On-Orbit AEHF Satellite| Interoperability test is second terminal milestone after US Army's SMART-T linked with Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has again successfully tested with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite that will provide secure communications for the U.S. military and international partners.
Raytheon's U.S. Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) is the second operationally fielded term... |
| | | 12/19/11 | Raytheon Awarded $254 Million US Navy Contract for DDG 1000|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $254 million contract modification for the completion of software development for the DDG 1000-class destroyer program.
Under the contract, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) will perform development engineering activities for Total Ship Computing Environment Infrastructure integration, ship control systems, as well as associated Mission Systems Equipment software development and integra... |
| | | 12/16/11 | Raytheon Awarded $685.7 Million for New Patriot Systems for Taiwan|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $685.7 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for additional new fire units of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Taiwan.
"Our partnership with Taiwan dates back more than 45 years, and we are committed to providing Taiwan with the best air and missile defense system capability available," said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president for Integrated Air and Missile... |
| | | 12/14/11 | Raytheon Announces Commercial Availability of High Speed Guard™| Company now offers secure, rapid, bi-directional data transfers in a COTS solution
HERNDON, Va., Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) High Speed Guard cross domain technology is now commercially available as an off-the-shelf product. High Speed Guard, previously offered as a service, has been on the U.S. Department of Defense's Unified Cross Domain Management Office baseline list of approved solutions since May of 2010.
"The commercialization of HSG provides sig... |
| | | 12/14/11 | Raytheon BBN Awarded $5.2 Million in Research Funding to Enable Early Awareness of Emerging Technology| Program to create analysis tools to identify connections between emerging technical trends before they are fully developed
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon BBN Technologies (BBN) has been awarded $5.2 million by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) under the Foresight and Understanding from Scientific Exposition (FUSE) program. BBN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
The goal of the FUSE program is t... |
| | | 12/14/11 | Japanese Troops Conduct Successful Patriot Test Firings|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (JASDF), operating Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Patriot Configuration-3 systems, successfully concluded its annual training exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas. The exercise included target engagement and successful test firings of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System in tactical mission configurations... |
| | | 12/13/11 | Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer Power System Passes Technology Readiness Tests| Milestone demonstrates maturity of Raytheon technology
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A critical power generation subsystem of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Next Generation Jammer has demonstrated its technical maturity through successful completion of a series of sea and altitude level wind tunnel tests.
With the power system housed in a full-scale model of its NGJ pod, Raytheon demonstrated full power generation, transient load switching and effective ... |
| | | 12/13/11 | Raytheon Establishes New JLENS Test Site at White Sands Missile Range| Aerostat system detects cruise missiles and supports engagement
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) recently established a test site at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., for its cruise missile defense system – the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS).
Brig. Gen. Ole Knudson, the U.S. Army's Program Executive Officer for Missiles and Space, along with representatives from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, ... |
| | | 12/13/11 | Raytheon SDB II Flight Test Keeps Program Ahead of Schedule| Uncooled tri-mode seeker tracked moving vehicles, targeted weapon
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed a series of captive flight tests on the Small Diameter Bomb II tri-mode seeker, keeping the program ahead of schedule. The tests demonstrated that the company's tri-mode seeker could acquire and track moving vehicles.
"These tests are helpi... |
| | | 12/12/11 | Raytheon Awarded Contract for NASAMS High-Mobility Launchers for Norway|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a multimillion-dollar contract to provide International High-Mobility Launchers (HMLs) to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) for its National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).
The HML is a lightweight missile launch platform that can carry up to six AMRAAM missiles mounted on a High-Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle. The contract is part of the Royal Norwegian effort to upgrade, moder... |
| | | 12/12/11 | Raytheon Awarded $241 Million Contract for SM-3 Block IIA| Missile on schedule for 2018 deployment
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $241 million contract modification for continued engineering design and development work on the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA.
The SM-3 Block IIA is a co-development effort between the U.S. and Japan and the cornerstone of phase three of the administration's Phased Adaptive Approach. The SM-3 Block IIA's larger rocket motors a... |
| | | 12/08/11 | Raytheon Awarded $13.4 Million in Defense Funding to Advance Thermal Imagers Manufacturing| Program aims to make thermal imaging accessible to every warfighter
GOLETA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded $13.4 million by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the Low Cost Thermal Imaging Manufacturing (LCTI-M) program. The goal of LCTI-M is to develop a wafer scale manufacturing process that will make thermal imagers affordable and accessible to every warfighter.
Under the three-year contract, Raytheon Vision S... |
| | | 12/08/11 | Raytheon Achieves Seventh Consecutive 100 Percent Score on Corporate Equality Index| Company recognized by Human Rights Campaign for GLBT equality in the workplace
WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has achieved a perfect 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) 2012 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the seventh consecutive time.
The HRC, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, uses the CEI as a means to rate large U.S. companies on how they treat their GLBT emp... |
| | | 12/05/11 | Raytheon Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Pikewerks|
GARLAND, Texas, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has acquired Pikewerks Corporation, a privately held company, to further extend Raytheon's capabilities to defend against sophisticated cybersecurity threats facing customers in the intelligence community, Department of Defense and commercial organizations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction will not materially impact Raytheon's total company sales or earnings per share for the fo... |
| | | 11/30/11 | New 12-pound Guided Bomb Flies for First Time| Raytheon completes first captive flight test of Small Tactical Munition Phase II
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed captive carry tests of its Small Tactical Munition Phase II configuration, paving the way for flight tests.
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"Raytheon developed STM Phase II to provide the warfighter a weapon for Shadow-cl... |
| | | 11/30/11 | Raytheon Receives Approval for $1.7 Billion Patriot Sale to Saudi Arabia|
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received U.S. Congressional and State Department approvals on a $1.7 billion Direct Commercial Sales contract to upgrade the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to the latest Configuration-3. The award, announced earlier this year, includes ground-system hardware, a full training package, support equipment upgrades and an interoperability capability to support potential coalition ope... |
| | | 11/30/11 | NASA Recognizes Raytheon as JPL Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year| Company honored for contributions in support of NASA's overall small business program
DULLES, Va., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been recognized as a Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year for its contributions in support of NASA's overall small business program. As part of this year's NASA Small Business Symposium, Raytheon received the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's 2011 Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award. The award w... |
| | | 11/29/11 | Raytheon Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer to Begin Production| MALD(R)-J will protect aircrews by conducting stand-in jamming
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force reached a Milestone C decision on Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer variant, authorizing Raytheon to begin Low Rate Initial Production of the system. The Air Force also exercised a contract option and awarded Raytheon $5 million to convert Lot 4 MALD® production of the baseline to the MALD-J variant.
"MALD-J will... |
| | | 11/29/11 | Raytheon SDB II Program Ahead of Schedule After Latest Round of Testing| Tests validate integration of uncooled tri-mode seeker hardware and software
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Small Diameter Bomb II program remains ahead of schedule after completing a series of tests that demonstrated successful integration of production tri-mode seeker hardware and software.
During the tests, a seeker built on an active production line was mounted on a tower and tracked a variety of moving targets in imaging infrared and mill... |
| | | 11/22/11 | Raytheon Delivers 300th APG-79 AESA Radar for Domestic and International Aircraft|
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) recently delivered its 300th active electronically scanned array APG-79 radar to Boeing for integration on the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler, including 24 AESA systems delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force for the F/A-18 Super Hornet.
"The APG-79 radar continues to deliver enhanced situational awareness for aircrews and unparalleled fighter combat proficiency for our domestic an... |
| | | 11/22/11 | Raytheon First to Successfully Test With On-Orbit AEHF Satellite| SATCOM terminals ready to provide protected communications capabilities to US Armed Services
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has become the first to successfully test with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite. Raytheon's Army Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal (SMART-T) is the first operationally-fielded terminal to interoperate with an on-orbit AEHF satellite.
The first AEHF satellite, launched in Aug... |
| | | 11/22/11 | Raytheon's RACR Competes in South Korean F-16 Radar Procurement| EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is responding to the Republic of Korea's official launch of the F-16 radar upgrade competition with the Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar system (RACR).
RACR employs active electronically scanned array (AESA) technology, which Raytheon pioneered for the U.S. Air Force's F-15C and fielded in December 2000. RACR incorporates the latest developments in AESA radar, in a design specifically suited for smaller a... |
| | | 11/22/11 | Historic First Image Downloaded from VIIRS| New satellite weather and climate sensor offers pristine view of the world
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite has produced its first image aboard the recently launched NASA NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft. The visible spectrum image shows the East Coast of the United States in unprecedented sharpness and detail.
"The VIIRS visible imager is performing excellently and we expect the da... |
| | | 11/21/11 | Raytheon Executives to Speak at Credit Suisse's Aerospace & Defense Conference on Nov. 30| WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson and Raytheon Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David C. Wajsgras will speak at Credit Suisse's Aerospace & Defense Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011.
Their presentation is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m. ET and their remarks will be audiocast live (listen-only mode) through the Raytheon website, http://www.raytheon.c... |
| | | 11/17/11 | Raytheon Trusted Gateway System(TM) Added to UCDMO Baseline List| Company offers government multiple accredited information assurance solutions to access and transfer data between networks
HERNDON, Va., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Trusted Gateway System™ has been approved by the Unified Cross Domain Management Office (UCDMO) to be on the Version 4.1 Baseline list, a validated products list of cross domain technologies and solutions that are available to agencies in the Department of Defense and intelligence community.
T... |
| | | 11/17/11 | Raytheon BBN Awarded $10.5 Million to Develop Game-Based Training Methods and Systems to Improve Decision-Making| Game-based training to reduce bias when analyzing information
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), through an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract, has awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies a $10.5 million multi-year contract under the Sirius program. BBN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN). The goal of the Sirius program is to develop serious games that result in better decision-making by... |
| | | 11/16/11 | Raytheon SDB II Warhead Exceeds Test Requirements| Test performance keeps program ahead of schedule
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The warhead for Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Small Diameter Bomb II performed at twice what was required during a series of recent tests. The test marked the first demonstration of an SDB II warhead built on a fully-automated production line.
SDB II is the world's first weapon capable of engaging fixed or moving targets around-the-clock in adverse weather conditions from a range of greater than ... |
| | | 11/16/11 | Raytheon Advances Image Processing for US Army Situational Awareness Technology|
MCKINNEY, Texas, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $14.6 million contract to develop new image processing technology for the Advanced Distributed Aperture System. ADAS is a multispectral technology that gives helicopter pilots 360-degree situational awareness, improving aircraft and crew survivability when operating in low visibility conditions.
"The deployment of Raytheon's ADAS technology will directly affect the lives of those in combat," said ... |
| | | 11/16/11 | Raytheon Wins Majority Share of US Air Force Paveway(TM) Purchase| Contract win based on lowest-cost system
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) a $24 million contract for Paveway II laser-guided bomb components, the majority share of the Air Force's laser-guided bomb buy for overseas contingency operations. The contract was competitively awarded because Raytheon offered the government the lowest price system that met all requirements.
"Numerous tests have demonstrated that Raytheon's com... |
| | | 11/16/11 | Raytheon Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend|
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.43 per outstanding share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable on Feb. 9, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Jan. 4, 2012.
Raytheon Company, with 2010 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout t... |
| | | 11/15/11 | Raytheon, Government Security News Honor Admiral Thad Allen| Retired Coast Guard commandant personifies Raytheon's commitment to public safety
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Admiral Thad W. Allen (USCG-Ret.) has been honored with the Government Security News/Raytheon Award for "Distinguished Leadership and Innovation in Public Safety and Security," a deserving recognition for a national leader with nearly four decades of outstanding public service.
The award culminated the Government Security News' annual awards dinner on Mond... |
| | | 11/15/11 | Training Leaders Raytheon and Petrofac Partner to Provide Water Survival Training at NASA's Johnson Space Center| Innovative industry safety training program to be delivered at NASA facility
DULLES, Va., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), and Petrofac Training Services, a member of the Petrofac group, have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver water survival training to the global oil and gas industry. External customers can experience training at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) underwater facility in H... |
| | | 11/15/11 | Raytheon Given Export Approvals for Advanced Maritime Radar| DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received approval from the U.S. Department of State to export the SeaVue eXpanded Mission Capability (SeaVue XMC) maritime and overland surveillance radar to Morocco. Morocco is the first country cleared for export of this radar with expanded technology.
"Raytheon's proven experience as a global leader in maritime surveillance is further solidified by this approval to export our unique capa... |
| | | 11/15/11 | TALON Laser-Guided Rocket Goes 3-for-3 in Flight Demonstration| Air-launched demonstration clears the way for production phase
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) Group completed an operational demonstration of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket from AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters in the United Arab Emirates. The demonstration in Abu Dhabi met all objectives and marked the final step leading to production of TALON LGRs in the U.S. and the United Arab Emirat... |
| | | 11/14/11 | Raytheon Wins DHS ICE Investigative Case Management Modernization Contract| New system will allow information sharing across more than 100 databases
DULLES, Va., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a contract to Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) for the development of a modernized investigative case management system to replace the agency's legacy system. The contract calls for Raytheon to deliver a system that will streamline and improve ICE agents' ability to investigate, manage, report and collaborate on law enforc... |
| | | 11/14/11 | Raytheon Providing World-Leading Air Traffic Management Technology for Dubai| Creating safe and efficient airspace infrastructure
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is on track to provide Dubai with one of the world's most modern air traffic management systems to safely and efficiently meet Dubai's ambitious airport and air traffic growth plans. The company's next-generation ATM system, AutoTrac III (AT3), installed at Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International Airport, is scheduled to be operational ne... |
| | | 11/13/11 | Raytheon Develops Wireless Integration For Combat-Proven Enhanced Paveway(TM)|
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed testing and development of a new wireless method of integrating its combat-proven Enhanced Paveway precision-guided bomb on aircraft.
The new integration tool, called WiPak®, uses wireless technology similar to what is being used in many consumer wireless devices such as tablet computers. WiPak consists of a small wireless transmitter and pilot interface in the aircraft cockpit, and a small re... |
| | | 11/13/11 | Joint Strike Fighter Can Carry Raytheon Joint Standoff Weapon Internally| JSOW C-1 combined with JSF gives warfighter a powerful new capability
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed a fit check of the Joint Standoff Weapon in the internal carriage bay of the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
"The capabilities of the JSF combined with JSOW C-1's ability to precisely engage moving ships at sea from standoff ranges would give the U.S. and coalition warfighter a powerful capability," said Cmdr. Samuel Hana... |
| | | 11/11/11 | Raytheon to Deliver NMT SATCOM Systems for U.S. Navy and International Partners|
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received several production orders from the U.S. Navy for next-generation Navy Multiband Terminal protected Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals since the initial award for 22 systems in 2010. The additional production awards received since then total more than 100 systems and spares, valued at more than $145 million, and include NMT foreign military sales with te... |
| | | 11/11/11 | Raytheon Supports Wounded Warrior Project(TM) in Exceeding Expansion Goals for Technology Training of Injured Veterans| New training centers help returning warfighters prepare for opportunities in civilian life
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --In the 12 months since Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced a five-year, $2.5 million grant for the expansion of Wounded Warrior Project(TM) (WWP) transition training initiatives, hundreds of returning wounded veterans have benefited from information technology and cyber training in more locations across the country.
WWP is a not-for-profit ... |
| | | 11/11/11 | Raytheon Extends Sum of all Thrills(TM) Experience to the Home on MathMovesU.com| Web version of INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® exhibit enables students to create their own thrill rides online
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is extending the reach of its Sum of all Thrills(TM) experience from the theme park into cyberspacethrough a new virtual thrill ride and math learning component at www.MathMovesU.com.
Whether at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort, or at their computers, students can now experience m... |
| | | 11/10/11 | Raytheon Reaches Fielding Milestone in Airborne Communications System| 5,000 ARC-231 radio systems in the field
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) reached a major milestone in its ARC-231 radio program, fielding the 5,000th ARC-231 radio system. ARC-231 is part of the Fire Series multi-band, multi-mode radio product line. In addition to being standard issue on all U.S. Army Aviation aircraft, it is also in use on several U.S. Air Force and international aircraft.
Recently, Raytheon was selected to modern... |
| | | 11/09/11 | Raytheon Provides First Hybrid Cellular Capability for Soldier Networks| Live Fort Benning operation networked smart phones to tactical edge
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) One Force communications solution successfully linked soldiers' smart phones and tablets during the recent U.S. Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) at Fort Benning, Ga. It was the first time that data, voice and video over the hand-held commercial devices were simultaneously transmitted over both 3G and military tactical radios ... |
| | | 11/09/11 | Raytheon's Dynamic Global Portfolio Coming to 2011 Dubai Air Show| WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will highlight a wide range of advanced technologies for international customers at the 2011 Dubai Air Show spanning integrated air and missile defense, global ISR, integrated fighter products, land and naval weapons, air traffic management and more.
Raytheon subject matter experts will be available to journalists throughout the event, and the company will host a series of briefings for attending journalists... |
| | | 11/08/11 | Raytheon Reduces Time Required to Build SDB II Seeker| TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) engineers have reduced the time required to build the Small Diameter Bomb II uncooled tri-mode seeker from more than 75 hours to 40 hours.
"Reducing the amount of touch labor required to build the seekers keeps us on track to meet our price commitment to the customer," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Air Warfare Systems for Raytheon Missile Systems. "By leveraging the cutting edge technology available i... |
| | | 11/07/11 | Raytheon to Modernize US Air Force's Cryptographic Units| MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has won a $31.1 million contract to design lighter, power-efficient devices that the U.S. military uses to securely transmit voice and data traffic. It is the first technology upgrade to the shoebox-shaped devices in more than two decades.
These devices are portable and can be used in a variety of airborne, land and maritime combat situations. Under a multiyear agreement, Raytheon will replace stand-alon... |
| | | 11/07/11 | Raytheon Named to FORTUNE magazine's 2011 Top Companies for Leaders| Company recognized for superior development of leadership talent
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has once again been selected as one of FORTUNE magazine's Top Companies for Leaders, ranking 18th in North America in the publication's 2011 project, out of more than 470 companies surveyed. The biennial ranking recognizes companies for leadership in retaining, attracting and developing talent.
"Receiving this great recognition underscores o... |
| | | 11/02/11 | Raytheon Partners With Los Angeles Sheriff's Department to Raise Public Safety In Nation's Most Populous County| New laptop computer systems will increase efficiency of deputies, deliver information faster to patrol cars
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) announced today that Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) vehicles equipped with new mobile data computer systems (MDCS) are now rolling out on the streets, protecting residents. LASD patrol cars, motorcycles, prisoner transport vehicles and SUVs outfitted with the Raytheon-integrated computer syst... |
| | | 11/02/11 | Raytheon Airborne Processors Track Multiple Ballistic Missiles from Airborne Platform| MCKINNEY, Texas, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --During a test at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) airborne processors demonstrated precision tracking of multiple ballistic targets from an airborne platform.
A total of four Raytheon Multispectral Targeting System-B electro-optical infrared sensors successfully tracked multiple targets. The systems collected key information which was then transferred to two airborne processors for post-... |
| | | 11/01/11 | Raytheon Pilots Travel Management System in Estonia| TALLINN, Estonia, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has partnered with the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Estonia to pilot a traveler management system that will facilitate more efficient processing of airline passengers.
Raytheon's Portera(TM) solution will allow Estonia to become one of the first nations in Europe to pilot an automated risk assessment system that processes both Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) d... |
| | | 10/31/11 | Raytheon Advanced Products Center Recognized by the Association of Manufacturing Excellence| Lauded for operational excellence, including commitment to continuous improvement
MCKINNEY, Texas, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Advanced Products Center was awarded the Manufacturing Excellence Award from the Association of Manufacturing Excellence at a recent conference. The AME recognizes companies that have demonstrated operational excellence with an emphasis on continuous improvement, best practices, creativity and innovation.
This is the thi... |
| | | 10/28/11 | Raytheon Technology Successfully Orbited on Next-Gen Weather Satellite System| Launch of NASA's NPOESS Preparatory Project marks first step in improved weather forecasting
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif., Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) technology reached orbit following today's successful launch of NASA's NPOESS Preparatory Project spacecraft. NPP is a polar-orbiting satellite that will function as a bridge between the current NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) and a new constellation of weather monitoring spacecraft known as the Joint Polar ... |
| | | 10/27/11 | Raytheon Reports Solid Third Quarter Results| WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Strong bookings of $6.9 billion; book-to-bill of 1.12
Adjusted EPS of $1.39; EPS from continuing operations of $1.43(1)
Adjusted operating margin of 13.0 percent, up 20 basis points; reported operating margin of 11.8 percent(1)
Strong cash flow from continuing operations of $859 million
Net sales of $6.1 billion
Credit rating upgraded to A3 by Moody's on October 17, 2011
Raytheon... |
| | | 10/25/11 | US Marine Corps Orders Excalibur Rounds for Operational Use| Marines use Excalibur to limit collateral damage in Afghanistan
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Marine Corps issued an urgent operational need for 1,037 Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) 155 mm Excalibur extended range, precision-guided artillery projectiles for use in Afghanistan.
Successfully fielded in 2007, Excalibur is the revolutionary family of precision projectiles for U.S. Army and Marine Corps artillery. The Marines have significantly increased operat... |
| | | 10/25/11 | Raytheon Named Among "Top Green-IT Organizations"| IDG's Computerworld recognizes company for innovative IT practices that reduce energy consumption through operational efficiencies
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been selected as a top 10 green-IT organization by IDG's Computerworld magazine for 2011. The publication has recognized Raytheon's innovative strategies and practices in information technology that deliver measurable results in sustainability. A feature story on Raytheon's gr... |
| | | 10/24/11 | Raytheon Awarded US Navy Missile Launcher Contract Valued up to $83 Million| Launchers carry AMRAAM, Sparrow, Sidewinder missiles
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract valued up to $83 million to produce LAU-116B/A missile launchers. The contract includes a $7.3 million firm-fixed-price delivery order for production through December 2013 and includes two one-year options.
The launchers are used on Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. They provide the struc... |
| | | 10/18/11 | Raytheon Company to Release Third Quarter Results on October 27, 2011| WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will issue its third quarter 2011 earnings news release at 7:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, October 27, 2011. The release will be posted on the Raytheon home page.
The third quarter 2011 earnings results conference call will be at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 27, 2011. The call will be audiocast on the Internet at http://www.raytheon.com/ir. Charts to be referenced during the call will be available on the webs... |
| | | 10/18/11 | Raytheon Commits $1 Million for Teacher Scholarships Supporting Engineering is Elementary® Program| New funding will facilitate access to training and materials of innovative engineering curriculum for elementary school teachers
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) today announced it will establish the Raytheon-EiE Teacher Scholarship Program through a $1 million gift in support of the Museum of Science, Boston's Engineering is Elementary® (EiE) program. The donation will fund the training and readiness of thousands of educators throughout the... |
| | | 10/17/11 | Raytheon Installs Cobra Judy Replacement's X- and S-band Antennas| First shipboard integration of a true dual-band radar suite
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed the shipboard installation of the Cobra Judy Replacement program's X- and S-band antennas onto the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25). These massive active phased-array antennas, each weighing more than 500,000 pounds, were installed onto the ship at Kiewit Offshore Services (KOS), Corpus Christi, Texas.
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| | | 10/17/11 | Raytheon Awarded $42 Million for Lightweight Torpedoes| Extending the legacy of the Raytheon-Navy torpedo enterprise partnership
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $42.6 million U.S. Navy contract to provide MK54 lightweight torpedo hardware. Under the contract, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) will deliver a total of 100 MK54 kits for U.S. fleet inventory and in support of foreign military sales.
This award includes options for additional quantities for both dome... |
| | | 10/17/11 | Raytheon Unveils Appsmart(TM) Marketplace and GOtab(TM) Online GEOINT Services| Approach reduces government's risk and cost associated with procurement of new technology
DULLES, Va., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has developed two online services to provide critical capabilities to users in the defense, intelligence and first-responder communities faster than they are able to get them now.
The Appsmart(TM) market is a tool to develop apps and access content, a market to buy secure apps and a way to get capabilities to users qui... |
| | | 10/14/11 | Raytheon and Museum of Science "Graduate" Middle School Students as Honorary Engineers| Experiencing robotics, satellites and air traffic control hands-on at the Museum of Science, Boston makes for a unique field trip
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --More than 1,600 local students, teachers and chaperones from 16 New England middle schools immersed themselves in the field of engineering today through an "Explore Engineering Day" event organized by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and held at the Museum of Science, Boston.
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| | | 10/12/11 | Raytheon Excalibur Ia-2 Ready for Use in Afghanistan| WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully fired nine rounds in U.S. Army lot acceptance tests, which means the Excalibur Ia-2 precision-guided projectile is ready for U.S. Army and Marine Corps use in Afghanistan.
Building on the proven technology of the Excalibur Ia-1, the Excalibur Ia-2 includes upgrades designed to meet the projected threat environment, while maintaining true precision and accuracy of better than a 6-meter circular erro... |
| | | 10/12/11 | Raytheon Aims to Integrate STM on Light-Attack Aircraft| Small precision weapon is ideal for counterinsurgency
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is seeking to integrate its Small Tactical Munition onto a wide variety of light-attack aircraft.
STM is a new 12-pound, 22-inch-long, precision-guided, gravity-dropped weapon. Although initially designed for employment from unmanned aircraft systems, STM's small size makes it uniquely applicable to manned systems as well. STM is the smallest air-launched... |
| | | 10/12/11 | Raytheon's Cyber Operations Training Added to GSA Schedule| DULLES, Va., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that its Cyber Operations Training has been added to the company's General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 contract. Federal, state, local and other eligible ordering activities such as NATO can now use GSA Schedule 70 to directly purchase Raytheon's cyber training.
"As an approved GSA Schedule vendor for cyber security training, we're now able to serve our government customers with a... |
| | | 10/11/11 | Raytheon's JLENS Successfully Completes 14-day Endurance Test| Aerostat system detects cruise missiles and supports engagement
TEWKBURY, Mass., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) aerostat system -- Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Elevated Netted Sensors (JLENS) -- recently completed a successful 14-day endurance test at a range in Utah demonstrating its readiness.
"Providing persistent surveillance for cruise missile defense is a very important capability of JLENS," said David Gulla, vice president for Global Int... |
| | | 10/10/11 | US Army Orders $9 Million in Additional Boomerang Components| 10,000 shooter detection systems deployed to date
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon BBN Technologies received a $9 million order to deliver additional Boomerang shooter detection system components to the U.S. Army. BBN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
Included in the contract award, Raytheon BBN will deliver spare parts for Boomerang III systems, such as easily field-replaceable microphones.
Mark Sherman, general manager of... |
| | | 10/10/11 | Raytheon's Speed-of-Light Protection System Can Shield Unmanned Aircraft Systems| WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Common Infrared Counter Measures solution for U.S. Army helicopters is also ideal for protecting unmanned aircraft systems. At 15 pounds less than the Army's requirement, Raytheon's CIRCM system is lightweight enough for large UAS platforms.
"These unmanned aircraft are widely deployed in today's battlespace, and they are highly vulnerable to missile attacks," said Mike Booen, vice president of Advanced Secur... |
| | | 10/10/11 | Raytheon Successfully Test Fires First New-Build Patriot Missile| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Army successfully completed the first flight test of the new ground-up production Patriot Guidance-Enhanced Missile - Tactical (GEM-T) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
"The successful modernization, ground-up production and flight test of a new GEM-T missile in less than 32 months represent a significant technical achievement by Raytheon and the U.S. Army Lower Tier Project Office," said Sa... |
| | | 10/06/11 | Raytheon Joins Industry Partners in Honoring U.S. Air Force for Historic Contributions Through GPS| GPS recognized by IAF for uniqueness and "exemplary role ... in building international collaboration for the benefit of humanity"
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) joins industry partners in congratulating the United States Air Force (USAF) for the International Astronautical Federation's 60th Anniversary Award, presented at IAF ceremonies Oct. 4 in Cape Town, South Africa.
IAF honored the USAF GPS program with this once-in-a-lif... |
| | | 10/05/11 | Raytheon Donates $1 Million to Expand Engineering is Elementary® Teacher Training| Gift to the Museum of Science, Boston will establish professional development centers to extend national reach of unique curriculum
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is expanding its commitment to math and science education through a $1 million gift that will help extend the national impact of the Museum of Science, Boston's Engineering is Elementary® (EiE) program.
The latest gift from Raytheon, part of the company's MathMovesU® initiati... |
| | | 10/04/11 | Raytheon Achieves ISO Recertification For Critical NWS Forecast and Warning Program| AWIPS is one of only 40 programs in U.S. to be ISO 20000 certified
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) program, which plays a critical role in the ability of U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters to make weather predictions, has successfully achieved recertification of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 20000:2005, the first international standard for in... |
| | | 10/04/11 | Raytheon to Upgrade Air Traffic Management Systems in Kyrgyz Republic| Raytheon will modernize nationwide ATM capability for safe and reliable flight operations
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $24 million contract to modernize air traffic management systems in the Kyrgyz Republic, including the country's main international airport near the capital city, Bishkek.
The competitively procured contract calls for the delivery of a wide area multilateration (WAM)-based air traffic control (... |
| | | 10/03/11 | Raytheon Enhances Dimensional Aspect of the "See and Avoid" Picture for UAS Operators and Controllers| Patented program helps unmanned aircraft systems avoid hazards that cost millions in damaged planes
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has developed and patented a low-cost radar technology that will, for the first time, provide both military and civil air traffic controllers with the capability to avoid airborne hazards around unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which costs the Pentagon millions in damaged aircraft.
Under the Ground Base... |
| | | 09/30/11 | Raytheon Teams With AirDat and Metron Aviation on FAA NextGen Weather Objectives| MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has teamed with AirDat LLC and Metron Aviation to provide a low-risk, cost effective and innovative approach for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) weather programs. The partnership will help the FAA meet its airspace modernization efforts through better weather information that is assimilated into weather processing systems throughout the Nationa... |
| | | 09/29/11 | Raytheon Deployable Air Traffic Management Systems Make ATCA 2011 Debut| Deployable ATM systems can support military operations and disaster relief worldwide
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will highlight its deployable air traffic management systems (ATM) and solutions at the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Annual Conference and Exposition Oct. 2-5, 2011. Raytheon's systems are capable of being deployed anywhere in the world in support of civilian and military operations.
Raytheon's solution fo... |
| | | 09/28/11 | Raytheon Receives FAA In-Service Milestone Decision to Upgrade Long Range Radars| Raytheon radar electronics cleared for production
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified that Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) advanced electronics system has met an important milestone for the Long Range Radar Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) regarding the upgrade of aging radar electronics. The new radar transmitters can see out farther and will provide improved detection and clutter management capability.
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| | | 09/26/11 | Raytheon GPS OCX Successfully Completes Preliminary Design Review| AURORA, Colo., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has successfully completed preliminary design review for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX), an important milestone in determining the program's development approach, cost estimates and delivery schedule. The review, which was conducted by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's (SMC) GPS Directorate, assessed the architectural and technical maturity ... |
| | | 09/22/11 | Raytheon Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend and Announces New $2.0 Billion Share Repurchase Plan| WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.43 cents per outstanding share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable on November 3, 2011 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 5, 2011.
The Board of Directors also authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $2.0 billion of the Company's outstanding common stock. Share repurchas... |
| | | 09/19/11 | Raytheon Fields First AEHF Satellite Communications Terminals to Tactical Units| SATCOM upgrade takes protected communications capabilities to the next level
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) fielded the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal (SMART-T) satellite communications solution to the U.S. armed services.
The Raytheon AEHF SMART-T increases the data rate of existing SMART-T systems by a factor of four.
"Raytheon's latest SMART-T solution delive... |
| | | 09/19/11 | Raytheon's Air and Missile Defense Radar Modules Excel During Testing| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) transmit/receive (T/R) modules for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program have passed a significant developmental testing milestone. Raytheon's Gallium Nitride modules exceeded Navy-specified requirements for extended, measured performance, demonstrating no degradation after more than 1,000 hours of testing.
Currently working Phase II of the AMDR program, Raytheon is developing a ... |
| | | 09/15/11 | Raytheon to Deliver Virtual Training System to Exclusive India Re-Seller BCL Secure Premises| Raytheon, BCL ink first order for VIRTSIM in India
NEW DELHI, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) signed a contract with BCL Secure Premises Pvt. Ltd. to provide a virtual immersive training system to the New Delhi-based company, which serves as an exclusive re-seller of VIRTSIM in the region.
Raytheon is teamed with Motion Reality, Inc. (MRI) in providing VIRTSIM, a fully-immersive, 3-D small unit tactical training simulation system that applies MRI's i... |
| | | 09/15/11 | Raytheon and German Partner Develop Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2| RAM Block 2 will feature new systems and rocket motor upgrades
LONDON, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and its German industry partner, RAMSYS, completed missile upgrades and integration testing as part of the Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 program. The partnership completed five control test vehicle flights and met all upgrade requirements for Block 2.
RAM Block 2 features enhanced kinematics, an evolved radio frequency receiver, a new rocket moto... |
| | | 09/14/11 | Raytheon Brings Combat Proven Infrared Technology to Finland| MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a fixed-price contract with options totaling $19.9 million to supply the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) with PhantomIRxr(TM) thermal biocular systems.
Raytheon will supply the FDF with systems and spares along with a maintenance package. Delivery will begin in 2011 and continue through 2014. Work will be performed at Raytheon's Network Centric Systems (NCS) site in Richardson, Texas.
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| | | 09/14/11 | Raytheon Aims to Integrate Griffin® on AT-6 Light Attack Aircraft| Small precision weapon is ideally suited for counterinsurgency mission
LONDON, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is seeking to integrate the combat-proven Griffin missile onto the Hawker AT-6 light attack aircraft.
Griffin weighs 44 pounds with its launch tube, is 43 inches long and is an air- and ground-launched, precision-guided missile designed for rapid integration onto rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft and ground-launch applications.
"Integrating... |
| | | 09/14/11 | Raytheon Delivers First Eight Tactically Configured Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammers| LONDON, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered the first eight Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer initial operational test and evaluation units to the U.S. Air Force. During IOT&E, the Air Force will conduct numerous flight tests on the MALD®-J to evaluate the system in operationally realistic and demanding scenarios.
MALD® is a state-of-the-art, low-cost flight vehicle that is modular, air-launched and programmable. It weighs less than 300 poun... |
| | | 09/13/11 | TALON Laser-Guided Rocket Team Completes Key Development Milestone| Precision rocket achieves seven direct hits from AH-64D Longbow helicopter
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed additional testing of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket on the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter. Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investment Group are developing TALON under a cooperative development effort.
TALON met or exceeded all Raytheon test objectives, which included firing from hovering and moving platform... |
| | | 09/13/11 | UK MoD Selects Raytheon BBN Technologies' Boomerang Shooter Detection System| LONDON, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon BBN Technologies will provide its Boomerang shooter detection systems to the U.K. Ministry of Defence. BBN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
Through the contract with U.K. distributor Maxord Ballistics Limited, Raytheon BBN Technologies will deliver Boomerang perimeter defense and vehicle systems to alert troops to the location of incoming small arms fire. Boomerang immediately alerts troops to incoming ho... |
| | | 09/13/11 | Republic of Korea Navy Awards Raytheon $65.5 Million for Phalanx| LONDON, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) signed a $65.5 million contract to deliver five Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems to the Republic of Korea Navy for the new Ulsan-1 class FFX ship program.
The direct commercial sale calls for the systems to be installed on the 2,300-ton frigate-class ships starting in April 2013, and represents Phalanx's largest sale to the ROK fleet.
"Phalanx is uniquely suited for the littoral environment in which the... |
| | | 09/13/11 | New Raytheon Datalink Will Allow NATO Ships to Employ All Standard Missiles| Datalink could facilitate broader NATO involvement in Phased Adaptive Approach
LONDON, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed design and testing of a prototype dual-band datalink that will enable interoperability between the Standard Missile family of interceptors and a wider variety of radars and ships.
"The dual-band datalink will allow for greatly expanded NATO participation in the European Phased Adaptive Approach," said Dr. Taylor Lawrence, p... |
| | | 09/08/11 | Raytheon Pledges More Than $1 Million in Scholarships and Grants for the 2011-2012 School Year| Continues ongoing commitment to students and teachers with concentrated focus on programs supporting science, technology, engineering and math education
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is supporting and encouraging academic achievement across America by committing more than $1 million in education scholarships and grants for the 2011-2012 school year. The investment rewards students and teachers who excel in science, technology, engineering... |
| | | 09/06/11 | Raytheon Network Centric Systems Increases Focus on Public Safety Markets| Announces Security and Transportation Systems product line
MCKINNEY, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Network Centric Systems has combined its existing security solutions and civil communications businesses as part of a new product line to increase its focus on opportunities in public safety markets.
The new product line, Security and Transportation Systems (STS), will facilitate an even stronger presence in public safety markets through cross... |
| | | 09/06/11 | Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer Demonstrates Capability to Protect Manned Aircraft| Complex test involved strike package of manned aircraft, multiple airborne MALD-Js®
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Air Force demonstrated that Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer could protect aircraft when it completed the first test of the MALD-J in a simulated operational environment.
MALD® is a state-of-the-art, low-cost flight vehicle that is modular, air-launched and programmable. It weighs less than 300 pounds and has... |
| | | 09/01/11 | Raytheon Welcomes National Middle School Mathematics Champion to New England| 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition winner Scott Wu to visit Boston area; will be available for meet-and-greet at Museum of Science, Boston Friday, Sept. 2
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is hosting the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition champion Scott Wu and his family during his first visit to the greater Boston area this week.
The Baton Rouge, La., Mathlete® will be honored at various Boston-area locations, in... |
| | | 08/31/11 | Raytheon's Next-Generation Weather Sensor Nears Launch| EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --A NASA spacecraft carrying a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) climate and weather monitoring sensor has been shipped to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation for launch.
Data provided by the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite, which will fly in a polar orbit aboard NASA's NPOESS Preparatory Project spacecraft, will provide advanced forecasting imagery as part of the next-generation U.S. weather satellite system.
"V... |
| | | 08/25/11 | Raytheon Ground System Passes Launch Test for Critical Polar Orbiting Satellite| AURORA, Colo., Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) developed Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System achieved a major milestone on the road to NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) launch with the successful completion of the NPP Compatibility Test 4 this August. This is the last major comprehensive test prior to the scheduled October launch.
The compatibility test consisted of 288 hours of continuous mission-like operations exercising the fl... |
| | | 08/24/11 | Raytheon-Boeing Team Continues to Validate JAGM Single Rocket-Motor Solution| PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) completed a second series of government-funded technology development phase tests of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile's single rocket-motor solution, designed by Boeing and its subcontractor ATK.
The Raytheon-Boeing JAGM features a fully integrated tri-mode seeker that incorporates semiactive laser, uncooled imaging infrared and millimeter wave guidance. The system leve... |
| | | 08/22/11 | Raytheon Continues Ship Self-Defense System Open Architecture Hardware Deliveries| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered the 28th Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS MK 2) hardware ship set ahead of schedule. The ship sets will be installed on new ships and will also upgrade legacy combat management systems on in-service ships, bringing them up to U.S. Navy-certified open architecture (OA) standards.
SSDS is an open, distributed combat management system in service on carriers and expeditionary warfare ships. It is desi... |
| | | 08/22/11 | Raytheon Executives to Speak at Morgan Stanley Conference Aug. 30| WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson and Raytheon Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David C. Wajsgras will speak at Morgan Stanley's Global Industrials Unplugged Conference on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011.
Their presentation is scheduled to start at 11:20 a.m. EDT and their remarks will be audiocast live (listen-only mode) through the Raytheon website, http://www.rayth... |
| | | 08/18/11 | New Raytheon Unmanned Aircraft Systems Open Architecture Could Yield Cost Savings| New architecture will enable seamless integration of weapons and sensors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is developing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) framework capable of providing unmanned aircraft systems with a mechanism that enables rapid integration of weapons and sensors.
The SOA framework on a UAS is analogous to the hardware and operating system used by a tablet computer. A domain manager is analogous to a computer applicati... |
| | | 08/17/11 | Raytheon Demonstrates Ground Control System to U.K. MOD for Scavenger UAV| Raytheon granted ITAR approval by U.S. State Department to share Common Ground Control System information with key allied governments and foreign businesses
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) recently demonstrated its Common Ground Control System (CGCS) technology to representatives from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The demonstration showed an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) control station in a scenario representative of a Scavenger U... |
| | | 08/17/11 | Raytheon Completes Improved Small Tactical Munition Lab Testing| New configuration is smaller, more affordable and fits in common launch tube
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed laboratory integration and testing of its Small Tactical Munition Phase II configuration, setting the stage for flight tests later this year.
STM Phase II is a new 12-pound, 21.5-inch long, precision-guided, gravity-dropped bomb specifically designed for employment from manned and unmanned aircraft systems, and is the smal... |
| | | 08/16/11 | Raytheon Teams with Rafael to Market Iron Dome Weapon System| TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd have teamed to market the Iron Dome weapon system in the United States. Rafael developed the original Iron Dome to provide protection against rockets, artillery and mortar attacks.
The program has completed flight test trials, and the weapon system is currently used in Israeli population centers to protect against terrorist rocket attacks based on an Israeli Ministry o... |
| | | 08/16/11 | Raytheon Completes Fifth Small Diameter Bomb II Tri-Mode Seeker in New Factory| Proven Raytheon production line has broad applications for tri-mode seeker development
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has built the fifth Small Diameter Bomb II seeker in its new factory expressly designed to assemble integrated tri-mode seekers.
"Raytheon is the only company building integrated tri-mode seekers on a 'hot' production line and we're doing it less than a year after contract award," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Air ... |
| | | 08/16/11 | DCGS Upgrades Help Reduce Costs for Image Processing of High-Altitude Missions| Transition moves U.S. Air Force closer to total force integration within the service and with the U.S. Army, enabling operational efficiencies from net-centric, information-sharing capabilities
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has upgraded the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) nodes for the Kansas and Indiana Air National Guard with the latest net-centric, cost-efficient and service-interoperable capabilities.
The DCGS upgrade allows ... |
| | | 08/15/11 | US Navy Exercise Proves Critical Fleet Mine Countermeasure Capabilities| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Navy announced the successful launch and recovery of the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) carrying the Raytheon-developed AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar. The launch and recovery was the first demonstration of the unmanned, remotely-operated RMMV deployed from the USS Independence (LCS 2) while underway.
AN/AQS-20A is a critical element of the U.S. Navy's mine countermeasure capability and the only minehunting sonar sensor d... |
| | | 08/10/11 | Raytheon Awarded $32 Million for US Navy's GPS-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Service| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $32.2 million U.S. Navy contract for the Global Positioning System-based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Service program for Navy surface and subsurface platforms.
GPNTS, designed to replace the current Navigation Sensor System Interface, supports mission-critical real-time positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) data services, including weapons, combat systems, and other command, ... |
| | | 08/09/11 | Raytheon Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 Completes First Free-Flight Test| JSOW C-1 will be the first networked air-launched, anti-ship weapon in the U.S. inventory
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Navy completed the first free-flight test of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon C-1, bringing the world's only net-enabled standoff weapon with moving maritime target capability closer to initial operational capability.
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JSOW is a family of low-cost, air-to-... |
| | | 08/09/11 | U.S. Air Force Completes Developmental Testing of Raytheon Laser-Guided Maverick| TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Air Force completed developmental testing (DT) of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) AGM-65 E2/L, the newest variant of the combat-proven laser-guided Maverick missile, clearing the way for the weapon to enter operational testing (OT).
During the U.S. Air Force-Navy test effort, the Air Force conducted aircraft integration as well as laboratory and flight tests of the new laser-guided Maverick on the A-10, F-16, AV-8B and F/A-18 air... |
| | | 08/08/11 | Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II Uncooled Tri-Mode Seeker Exceeds Expectations| Uncooled tri-mode seeker offers customer significant cost savings
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --A series of laboratory tests on the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Small Diameter Bomb II tri-mode seeker demonstrated that it exceeds anticipated performance parameters.
SDB II's seeker fuses millimeter-wave radar, uncooled imaging infrared (IIR) and semiactive laser sensors on a single gimbal. The result is a powerful, integrated seeker that seamlessly shares targeting ... |
| | | 08/06/11 | Raytheon Successfully Links P25 Mobile Radio With Zetron's Dispatch Console System| Test results show Raytheon's commitment to open standards and its strength as a systems integrator
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully integrated and tested its P25net land mobile radio with the Zetron Acom digital dispatch control system to demonstrate the ease of delivering interoperable communications through the use of open standards.
The test was written according to the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Pr... |
| | | 08/05/11 | Raytheon Debuts an Interoperable Server System With Digital and Analog Interfaces for Legacy FM Radio, P25 and 4G LTE| Open standards server connects disparate radio systems to bolster emergency fire, police communications
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has developed a new server-based system that links 4G LTE and P25 systems over the same network. This ensures that public safety officials can all stay connected when they need it most, whether a firefighter using a legacy FM handheld, an EMS technician with a P25 radio or a police officer with an LTE-li... |
| | | 08/04/11 | Raytheon and Tobyhanna Army Depot Enter a Public-Private Partnership| Organizations will work to meet emerging electronic and radar system needs
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Tobyhanna U.S. Army Depot have signed a pledge of commitment for a public-private partnership to support various electronic and radar systems.
Signed by Wayne Iurillo, vice president of the Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC Customized Engineering and Depot Support business unit, and Tobyhanna's commander, Colonel Charles Gi... |
| | | 08/03/11 | Kevin Brown Named to Lead Raytheon Cybersecurity Operations at Fort Meade Offices| DULLES, Va., Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has named Kevin F. Brown vice president of Raytheon's Fort Meade operations and deputy of the Information Security Solutions product line.
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Brown will lead business development and site operations at the company's Fort Meade, Md., offices, which provide support to the U.S. government in critical areas such as information operations and information a... |
| | | 08/02/11 | Raytheon Named a "Top 20 Content Development Company"| TrainingIndustry.com recognizes leading content developers in the training industry
DALLAS, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been named a 2011 "Top 20 Content Development Company" by TrainingIndustry.com. This is the first of what is intended to be an annual list designed to help organizations in their search for the best training partner.
"The companies recognized on the Top 20 Content Developmen... |
| | | 08/02/11 | Raytheon to Provide Wisconsin County's First Interoperable Communications System| MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract to provide Rock County, Wis., with its first interoperable communications system, a 20-site conventional P25 digital land mobile radio system. It will provide seamless communications across public safety and municipal services within the county, which spans more than 700 miles in the South-Central portion of the state.
"Because of the upcoming Narrowband Mandate, our vendor, G... |
| | | 07/29/11 | Raytheon and SafeNet Team to Deliver Next Generation Malware Detection Technology| Agreement between companies will accelerate cyber technology deployment in the cloud
DULLES, Va., July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in information security, to market RShield(TM), Raytheon's advanced malware detection product.
Traditional malware detection solutions such as antivirus, spam gateways and firewalls, have failed to address sophisticated, socially engineere... |
| | | 07/29/11 | Raytheon Develops Miniature Antenna To Extend Millimeter Wave "Friendly" Identification Technology for Soldiers, Unmanned Aircraft Systems| Cooperative Target ID technology can now be applied beyond manned platforms to individual soldiers and unmanned aircraft to reduce friendly fire incidents
MCKINNEY, Texas, July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has developed a miniaturized interrogation antenna capability to extend use of its Cooperative Target ID technology to soldiers and unmanned aircraft to help prevent fratricide. This effort builds upon an existing Raytheon antenna design and additional enh... |
| | | 07/28/11 | Raytheon Reports Solid Second Quarter Results|
- Strong bookings of $7.4 billion; book-to-bill of 1.2
- Adjusted EPS of $1.39; EPS from continuing operations of $1.23 (1)
- Adjusted operating margin of 12.4 percent; reported operating margin of 10.9 percent (1)
- Net sales of $6.2 billion
- Updated full-year guidance
WALTHAM, Mass., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced second quarter 2011 Adjusted EPS of $1.39 per diluted share compared to $1.34 per diluted share in the second quarter 2010(1).... |
| | | 07/25/11 | JLENS Successfully Completes Endurance Test| TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) aerostat system - Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors (JLENS) - recently completed a successful endurance test.
"Providing long endurance surveillance for cruise missile defense is a very important capability of JLENS," said David Gulla, vice president for Global Integrated Sensors at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS). "This recent test demonstrates JLENS' ability to... |
| | | 07/25/11 | Raytheon and FBI Complete National Data Exchange To Help Fight Crime and Terrorism| DULLES, Va., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --In a major initiative sponsored by the FBI and its criminal justice partners, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed the latest increment of the National Data Exchange (N-DEx) criminal justice information sharing system.
N-DEx, now fully operational, is managed by the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) and allows 200,000 investigators in more than 18,000 local, state, tribal and federal criminal justice agencies t... |
| | | 07/21/11 | Four Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' Facilities Receive Top-Level Recognition for Safety From OSHA| TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Four Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Integrated Defense Systems' (IDS) facilities have recently earned Star distinction from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for superior workplace safety and health management programs.
Star is the highest level of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) certification possible. To achieve Star status, companies must demonstrate that they meet a high standard of criteria for safety... |
| | | 07/19/11 | Raytheon Company to Release Second Quarter Results on July 28, 2011| WALTHAM, Mass., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will issue its second quarter 2011 earnings news release at 7:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 28, 2011. The release will be posted on the Raytheon home page.
The second quarter 2011 earnings results conference call will be at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 28, 2011. The call will be audiocast on the Internet at http://www.raytheon.com/ir. Charts to be referenced during the call will be available on the website ... |
| | | 07/13/11 | Raytheon BBN Technologies Awarded $3 Million to Explore How the Brain Processes Massive Amounts of Fragmented Data| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded $3 million in government funding to explore new methods of modeling the brain's ability to make sense of large amounts of haphazard, partial information. The research could have commercial and military benefits, such as helping the intelligence community analyze fast-moving battlefield video, audio, and text data quickly and accurately. BBN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: ... |
| | | 07/13/11 | Raytheon BBN Technologies Awarded $16 Million in DoD Funding to Develop a Secure, Attributed Military Network System| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded $16 million in additional funding by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under phase two of the Military Networking Protocol (MNP) program to create architectures, protocols, and network devices that will improve network capabilities and integrity for tactical military units. BBN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
The goal of the MILNET Protocol p... |
| | | 07/12/11 | Raytheon BBN Technologies Awarded $2.4 Million to Advance Satellite Communications| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded $2.4 million in funding by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and integrate an information architecture for wireless small module satellites. BBN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
The award is part of the System F6 program and will support secure real-time communications among satellite modules.
The goal of the F6 program is to repl... |
| | | 07/06/11 | Raytheon Awarded Nation's First Competitive Public Safety Long Term Evolution Broadband Communications Network Contract| DENVER, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded the first competitive Public Safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) contract in the nation, as well as the first contract under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), for recipients of the FCC 700 MHz Broadband Waiver.
The $8.7 million contract will provide Adams County, Colo., and the adjacent Denver community, with a 15-site LTE communications system that delivers the Public Safety user ... |
| | | 07/05/11 | Raytheon UK Awarded Four-Year Support Contract for U.K. Paveway(TM)| UXBRIDGE/HARLOW, England, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon UK has been awarded a 10 million pounds Sterling (approximately $16 million), four-year contract to provide continued in-service support for both current and legacy U.K. Paveway(TM) Weapon Systemsfor the U.K. Ministry of Defence. Raytheon UK will be responsible for key support activities including configuration management, design support, obsolescence, safety management, spares provision and quality assurance.
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| | | 06/30/11 | Raytheon Facility Earns Cogswell Award for Outstanding Security Practices| LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems facility in Louisville, Ky., was named a winner of the James S. Cogswell Award. The Defense Security Service (DSS) award represents world-class security practices.
"Every day, our country and its allies entrust us with information critical to protecting national security," said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems. "Each member of our Louisville team has taken res... |
| | | 06/29/11 | Raytheon Concrete-Breaching Rescue Tool Now Available to First Responders Via GSA Schedule| Tool penetrates concrete walls up to four times faster than traditional methods
DULLES, Va., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) rapid concrete-breaching tool has been added to the General Services Administration schedule of products and services available to federal organizations.
The Controlled Impact Rescue Tool (CIRT(TM)) from Raytheon is a self-contained, safe and portable unit designed to aid fire departments, local and federal rescue agencies, an... |
| | | 06/29/11 | Raytheon Achieves 100 percent on the 2011 Corporate Equality Index| Sixth consecutive perfect score for Raytheon on Human Rights Campaign LGBT rating
WALTHAM, Mass., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --For the sixth consecutive time, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has achieved a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI).
The HRC, America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, uses the CEI as a means to rate U.S. companies on how they treat th... |
| | | 06/29/11 | U.S. Army Awards Raytheon $36 Million to Complete Excalibur Ib Development| TUCSON, Ariz., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $36 million contract for the final phase of the Excalibur Ib development program. This phase concludes with warfighter tests and will qualify Excalibur Ib for fielding.
The Excalibur Ib is a long-range, precision-guided artillery projectile based on Raytheon's combat-proven Excalibur Ia. Excalibur Ib features a non-spinning fixed base, uses fewer parts and requires simpler manufacturi... |
| | | 06/28/11 | Raytheon Triples Bandwidth on National Weather Services' Satellite Broadcast Network| Enhancing forecasters' access to data and imagery from an array of sensors and satellites
SILVER SPRING, Md., June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System team has successfully tripled the bandwidth on the Satellite Broadcast Network (SBN)/NOAAPort, the primary vehicle through which hydrometeorological forecasting products are provided to the National Weather Service's Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIP... |
| | | 06/27/11 | Raytheon Breaks Ground for Standard Missile Production Factory in Huntsville, Ala.| HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems business broke ground for an all-up-round Standard Missile production facility in Huntsville, Ala. Raytheon will construct the state-of-the-art factory on the U.S. Army's Redstone Arsenal site.
When completed, the facility will provide final assembly and testing for Raytheon's SM-3 and SM-6 missiles.
"This new factory will enable us to provide our Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy ... |
| | | 06/23/11 | Raytheon Delivers Patriot GEM-T Test Missiles for UAE| PARIS, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed the first major delivery of materials under the UAE contract.
Three test missile assets were delivered to the U.S. Government to conduct United Nations testing that supports the final hazard classification for the new production run of GEM-T missiles.
"This is a significant milestone for the UAE Patriot program," said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president for Patriot Programs at Raytheon Integrated Defense ... |
| | | 06/23/11 | Afghan Airmen Complete First Phase of Pilot Training on Raytheon-led Contract| DULLES, Va. and PARIS, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The first 16Afghan Air Force (AAF) students recently completed English-immersion training on a contract led by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to provide fixed- and rotary-wing pilot training for up to 80 Afghan airmen.
The students are now attending aviation ground school, the second phase of the four-part pilot training program. The $42.8 million, three-year training contract supports NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan under t... |
| | | 06/22/11 | Raytheon's Combat-Proven AESA Radars Continue to Set the Standard| PARIS, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) active electronically scanned array radar technology recently achieved more than 250,000 operational flight hours. Used by customers around the world on multiple platforms, more than 300 radar systems have been delivered to domestic and international customers to help ensure their mission success.
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"We believe Raytheon's AESA technology is the corners... |
| | | 06/22/11 | Raytheon Offers New Ground-Based Evolved SeaSparrow Missile| PARIS, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and its international partners will introduce a new ground-based Evolved SeaSparrow Missile at the Paris Air Show. The ground-based ESSM features multi-use capabilities for both naval and land-based applications.
"Raytheon Missile Systems and its global industrial partners are working to expand ESSM into the ground-based air defense (GBAD) mission area," said Royal Netherlands Navy Capt. Paul Rouffaer, deputy projec... |
| | | 06/22/11 | NASAMS Live-Fire Exercise a Success| PARIS, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Royal Norwegian Air Force conducted a successful tactical live-fire exercise of its National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), a surface-launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile system, earlier this month at the Andoya Rocket Range in Northern Norway. This annual live-fire exercise, called Silver Arrow, was attended by both Raytheon and KONGSBERG, along with several potential international customers.
"The conduct of ... |
| | | 06/21/11 | Raytheon Receives $1.7 Billion to Upgrade Patriot for Saudi Arabia| TEWKSBURY, Mass., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $1.7 billion Direct Commercial Sales contract to upgrade Saudi Arabia's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to the latest Configuration-3. The award includes ground-system hardware, a full training package and support equipment upgrades.
"Raytheon is honored to provide the most technologically advanced air and missile defense system in the world to Saudi Arabia," said Tom Kennedy, presid... |
| | | 06/21/11 | Raytheon Completes Perfect QELTA Tests for U.S. Air Force| PARIS, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) tested its Quiet Eyes Laser Turret Assembly for the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. During hundreds of test runs, QELTA consistently detected and defeated all threats.
A Defense Acquisition Challenge program winner, QELTA provides the U.S. Air Force an affordable and highly reliable Large Aircraft Infrared Counter Measure (LAIRCM) turret solution.
"The results clearly demonstrate Raytheon's com... |
| | | 06/21/11 | Raytheon UK to Supply Mode S MSSR Systems to Romania| PARIS, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been selected to supply Mode S Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR) systems to the Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration, ROMATSA. Under the contract, signed in Bucharest, Raytheon UK will provide dual-channel, Condor Series 300 systems for the en route radar sites at Romania's Henri Coanda (Otopeni) International Airport, Constanta International Airport and Arad International Airport during a 20-mont... |
| | | 06/21/11 | Raytheon Awarded $24.7 Million Global Hawk Ground Station Sustainment Contract| PARIS, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a one-year subcontract worth $24.7 million for support services of the ground station elements of the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system.
Work under this contract will provide field support services to the mission control and launch and recovery elements for 10 Global Hawk ground stations deployed globally and operating at multiple domestic and international loca... |
| | | 06/21/11 | U.S. Joint Forces Command Deploys Raytheon's CENTAUR System at Empire Challenge| First system awarded under IDIQ contract delivered to U.S. Central Command
PARIS, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --U.S. Joint Forces Command sponsored the use of a Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) cross-domain and multi-national data sharing capability at this year's Empire Challenge exercise, May 23 to June 3, at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
The Cross-Domain Enterprise All-Source User Repository (CENTAUR) capability was formally evaluated during the last two Empire Challenge exercises. Since last year... |
| | | 06/21/11 | Raytheon Delivers First Production SeaVue XMC Radar| PARIS, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered the first of three SeaVue expanded mission capability radars to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Raytheon delivered the first production radar in the record time of just six months. This radar will be installed on U.S. Customs and Border Protection's second Guardian unmanned aircraft system, a maritime variant of the Predator B. Ray... |
| | | 06/20/11 | Raytheon Partners with NAMMO for Second Source of AMRAAM Motors| Additional source assures AMRAAM supply for U.S. and allies
PARIS, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the Norwegian defense company NAMMO are in the process of qualifying an alternate rocket engine for the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. The new motor will be interchangeable with the AMRAAM propulsion system and will maintain the same performance as the current one.
"A second source of rocket motors ensures Raytheon will meet its co... |
| | | 06/20/11 | Raytheon Completes First Radar Upgrade for Taiwan| PARIS, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered the first Configuration-3 radar set to Taiwan. The upgrade was completed 11 months ahead of the original program plan requested by the Taiwan Air Force.
"As a trusted partner of the Taiwan Air Force, we continue to deliver on our commitments, providing improved capability that ensures the success of Taiwan's air defense mission," said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president for Patriot Programs at Raytheon Integ... |
| | | 06/20/11 | Raytheon to Provide Airborne Processing for Missile Defense Application| PARIS, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $10 million contract to provide advanced airborne data processing for the Missile Defense Agency.
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"Raytheon's airborne processing technology offers real-time automated detection and tracking, in a flight-worthy package, to the MDA," said Tim Carey, vice president, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems, for Raytheon Space a... |
| | | 06/20/11 | Raytheon Unveils Walk-In Flight Simulator Using 4D Technology at Paris Air Show| PARIS, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Using a 4D walk-in simulator at the 2011 Paris Air Show, Raytheon is showcasing its role as the leader in the development, manufacturing and installation of state-of-the-art situational awareness technology for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Raytheon's situational awareness technology can be added to existing aircraft with no operational flight program or mission computer impact, allowing aging instruments to be easily upgraded, quickly and economi... |
| | | 06/19/11 | Raytheon's First-of-Its-Kind Space-Based Hyperspectral Sensor Marks Second Year on Orbit| PARIS, June 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A groundbreaking space sensor built by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed its second year on orbit, exceeding its design life by 100 percent.
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The Advanced Responsive, Tactically Effective Military Imaging Sensor was launched aboard the Air Force Research Laboratory's TacSat-3 in May 2009. Originally slated fo... |
| | | 06/19/11 | Raytheon Awarded Contract to Enhance Situational Awareness of KC-46 Tanker| PARIS, June 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a contract from The Boeing Company to supply ALR-69A digital radar warning receivers and digital anti-jam receiver global positioning systems for the KC-46 tanker.
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"Raytheon's ALR-69A digital radar warning receiver will provide the KC-46 tanker with greater situational awareness that will result in significant increased aircrew survivability... |
| | | 06/19/11 | Raytheon Begins Production of Airborne Hyperspectral Sensor for U.S. Air Force| PARIS, June 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to produce the first airborne tactical hyperspectral sensor system.
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The Airborne Cueing and Exploitation System Hyperspectral, also known as ACES HY, is an infrared sensor system developed to identify targets based on their spectral characteristics.
In September 2010, Raytheon worked with the Air Force to... |
| | | 06/18/11 | Raytheon Re-Introduces 250-Pound Paveway(TM) Precision-Guided Munition| PARIS, June 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is re-introducing its 250-pound Paveway laser-guided precision munition to the warfighter inventory. Raytheon's combat-proven Paveway is a kit that transforms "dumb" bombs into precision guided weapons.
The 250-pound weapon, which is now designated the GBU-58, is currently undergoing testing on the Hawker-Beechcraft AT-6 and other counter-insurgency aircraft. GBU-58 is currently integrated on the Super Entendard and... |
| | | 06/18/11 | Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Control Test Vehicle Flight| PARIS, June 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed its first post-contract award control test vehicle flight of the Small Diameter Bomb II.
During the test, a U.S. Air Force F-15E released the SDB II in flight, and after safely separating from the aircraft, the weapon deployed its wings and performed a series of preprogrammed maneuvers. The mission met all test objectives.
"The SDB II is an air-launched, precision-strike standoff weapon that will enable ... |
| | | 06/18/11 | Raytheon Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 Completes Captive-Flight Test Series| JSOW C-1 will be the first networked air-launched, anti-ship weapon in U.S. inventory
PARIS, June 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The U.S. Navy completed a series of captive-flight tests on Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon C-1, putting the warfighter one step closer to gaining a net-enabled standoff weapon with moving maritime target capability.
JSOW is a family of low-cost, air-to-surface weapons that employs an integrated GPS-inertial navigation system and termina... |
| | | 06/16/11 | Raytheon Receives $51.6 Million U.S. Navy Contract to Support Satellite Communication System| INDIANAPOLIS, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $51.6 million contract to provide logistics support for the communication terminals of the Navy's Extremely High Frequency Satellite Program (NESP).
The performance-based logistics contract calls for Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) to fulfill all requisitions; warehouse and track government-furnished material; resolve supply-obsolescence or source issues; and evaluat... |
| | | 06/15/11 | Raytheon to Showcase International Leadership in Aerospace and Defense Technologies at 2011 Paris Air Show| Hands-on demonstrations of technologies spanning "Innovation In All Domains"
WALTHAM, Mass., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will employ the latest in interactive exhibits, and has scheduled a compelling range of media presentations, to showcase its leading international position in aerospace and defense technologies at the 49th International Paris Air Show (June 20-26, Le Bourget, France).
At the Raytheon Exhibit Pavilion (building ST-F172) air show ... |
| | | 06/14/11 | Raytheon Acquires Directed Energy Capabilities of Ktech Corporation| WALTHAM, Mass., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has acquired key business assets of Ktech Corporation to expand its capabilities and opportunities in the non-kinetic effects markets. The transaction is not expected to materially impact Raytheon's sales or earnings in the second quarter or full year 2011. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Located in Albuquerque, N.M., Ktech will become part of Raytheon Company's Missile Systems business.
"Ktec... |
| | | 06/07/11 | Raytheon Conducts Key Customer Review for Air and Missile Defense Radar| TEWKSBURY, Mass., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) conducted its system requirements review (SRR) for Phase II of the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar program. This review marks a major milestone for AMDR, for which Raytheon is currently developing a technology demonstrator for the system's S-band radar and radar suite controller.
On May 17, Raytheon presented its progress to date on Phase II of the program to Navy representatives. During the SRR,... |
| | | 06/07/11 | Raytheon Completes Satellite Downlink in Antarctica for Critical Weather Systems| AURORA, Colo., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) team successfully completed the third major communications upgrade at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in support of future scientific and environmental satellite missions. McMurdo is the largest of the three, year-round U.S.-Antarctic Program research stations.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) manages the U.S.-Antarctic Program through which it coordinates all U.S. scientific research on the continent in ... |
| | | 06/06/11 | Raytheon-Boeing Team Responds to Warfighter's Call for Joint Air-To-Ground Missile| HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) submitted its proposal for the U.S. Army and Navy's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile competition and responded as a prime contractor. Raytheon is teamed with The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) for the JAGM program.
Raytheon and Boeing have proven capabilities that were showcased in the JAGM technology demonstration phase. The team enters the competition with an unmatched 3-for-3 record of success in the contractuall... |
| | | 05/27/11 | Raytheon Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend| WALTHAM, Mass., May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.43 cents per outstanding share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable on August 11, 2011 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 6, 2011.
Raytheon Company, with 2010 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government mar... |
| | | 05/27/11 | Raytheon Demonstrating Advanced ISR Visualization and Analytic Capabilities at Empire Challenge 2011| DULLES, Va., May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is showcasing its advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) visualization and analytic capabilities system, Sentinel Thunder, during this year's Empire Challenge May 23 to June 3 at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
Sentinel Thunder provides a mobile micro-cloud with advanced ISR visualization and analytics that is scalable to meet customer requirements. It can operate as both a stand-alone organic ISR capa... |
| | | 05/26/11 | Raytheon Releases New Corporate Responsibility Report| WALTHAM, Mass., May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) released its 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report, highlighting the company's recent efforts in the areas of governance; ethics; engineering, technology and Mission Assurance; diversity; safety and wellness; sustainability; and community support. The report is available to view and download on Raytheon's website at http://www.raytheon.com/responsibility.
"Raytheon continues to strengthen and broaden its comm... |
| | | 05/25/11 | Raytheon Receives $20 Million Order to Provide Encrypted Identification Technology| ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $20.7 million award to deliver more than 1,900 KIV-77 Mode 4 / 5 cryptographic units that provide secure communications for combat systems force identification.
"Raytheon's KIV-77 represents the next generation in secured combat identification for U.S. and coalition forces," said Brian McKeon, vice president, Raytheon Network Centric Systems' Integrated Communications Systems. "T... |
| | | 05/25/11 | Raytheon Deploys Miniature Air Launched Decoys From C-130 Cargo Aircraft| YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz., May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) launched two Miniature Air Launched Decoy instrumented shapes from the ramp of a C-130 Hercules equipped with the new Raytheon-funded MALD® Cargo Air Launched System (MCALS). This test marked the first deployment of a MALD airframe from a cargo aircraft.
MALD is a state-of-the-art, low-cost flight vehicle that is modular, air-launched and programmable. It weighs less than 300 pounds and has a ra... |
| | | 05/25/11 | Raytheon Green Lights Renewable Energy System| Company Plans Launch Ceremony at Landfill Electricity-Generation Site
MCKINNEY, Texas, May 25, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Raytheon Company will soon give the green light to a renewable energy solution that turns waste into electricity.
Raytheon plans to power five of its North Texas facilities, in part, with electricity generated by methane gas produced as a natural byproduct of landfill decomposition. It will "turn on the renewable light" at a ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, May 31, at the Mo... |
| | | 05/24/11 | Raytheon Awarded $84.7 Million for ALR-67(V)3 Full Rate Production Contract| El SEGUNDO, Calif., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received an $84.7 million U.S. Navy contract for continued production of ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receivers. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md.
The ALR-67(V)3 is the U.S. Navy standard for digital radar warning receiver technology. It is made for installation on all frontline, carrier-based F/A-18 E/F tactical aircraft and is an integral part of ... |
| | | 05/23/11 | Raytheon Company Advises Warrant Holders of Warrant Expiration| WALTHAM, Mass., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is advising warrant holders today that the Company's publicly traded warrants (NYSE: RTNWS) will expire and that the warrants will not be exercisable after 5:00 p.m. ET on June 16, 2011. The expiration date was established in June 2006 when the five-year warrants were originally issued.
Prior to 5:00 p.m. ET on June 16, 2011, each warrant may be exercised to purchase one share of the Company's common stock ... |
| | | 05/19/11 | Raytheon Achieves Major Production Milestone for Air and Missile Defense Radar| TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has produced the first group of S-band transmit/receive (T/R) modules for the U.S. Navy's Air & Missile Defense Radar program.
The modules have been thoroughly tested and have proved to meet or exceed all AMDR performance and reliability requirements. This success marks a major milestone for the program, for which Raytheon is currently developing a technology demonstrator for the system's S-band radar ... |
| | | 05/13/11 | Raytheon Receives Contract to Produce Additional APG-79 AESA Radars| El SEGUNDO, Calif., May 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a contract from Boeing for the second procurement in the four-year Multi-Year III program to produce and deliver APG-79 active electronically scanned array radars for F/A-18 Super Hornet tactical aircraft.
The APG-79 AESA radar hardware has 10-15 times greater reliability compared to mechanically scanned array radars. This reliability and easy maintainability makes AESA radars more affordabl... |
| | | 05/12/11 | Raytheon Professional Services Awarded NATO e-ITEP Development Contract| RUESSELSHEIM, Germany, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has received a NATO contract to develop an electronic Individual Training and Education Program (e-ITEP).
The e-ITEP is a Web-based, commercial, off-the-shelf software application customized by RPS for the alliance. "The system will allow near real-time visibility by users to ensure transparency and improve the communication of training requir... |
| | | 05/06/11 | Scott Wu, Louisiana 8th Grader, Crowned National Middle School Mathematics Champion at 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition| California Team Named Top State Team at Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Scott Wu of Baton Rouge, La., was named the winner of the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition Friday at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel. This year's winning Mathlete® answered the following math problem to be crowned the national champion of this year's competition:
Question: It takes 180 digits to write down all of the two-digit po... |
| | | 05/04/11 | Nation's Top 'Mathletes®' Compete for Highest Honors at the Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition| ESPN3.com to carry exclusive live coverage of competition; twin competitors to warm up for challenge on "LIVE! with Regis & Kelly"
WALTHAM, Mass., May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will host the nation's top 224 middle school math minds as the title sponsor of the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition May 5-8 at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel. The MATHCOUNTS finalists will compete to earn the titles of 2011 National Champion and Na... |
| | | 05/04/11 | Patriot Test Fires PAC-3 MSE Missile| TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully test fired Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) missile recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
"This demonstration of Lockheed Martin's MSE missile with the Patriot system builds on the family of combat-proven GEM and PAC-3 interceptors already available with Patriot and continues a rich history of integrating new technologies a... |
| | | 05/02/11 | Raytheon Awarded $15.7 Million for Patriot Missile Support Services| TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $15.7 million contract to provide material and technical services in support of the Patriot Missile Field Surveillance Program.
This sole-source contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is a follow-on to a 3-year contract previously awarded to Raytheon in January 2008. Under the new contract, Raytheon will continue to support the manufacture, assembly ... |
| | | 05/02/11 | Raytheon-Boeing Team Achieves Milestone with Test of JAGM's Single Rocket Motor Solution| HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) completed a series of government-funded tests of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile's single rocket motor solution.
During the tests, rocket motors designed by Boeing and its subcontractor ATK were subjected to 5-to-20 thermal cycles of minus 45 to 160 degrees Fahrenheit. The motors were then fired, meeting all test objectives.
"These tests of our engineering and manufactur... |
| | | 04/29/11 | Raytheon Enters U.S. Army's New CIRCM Competition as Prime| TUCSON, Ariz., April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) submitted its Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) proposal to the U.S. Army. Using mature, proven, in-production technology, Raytheon will compete as a prime to develop the next-generation directed infrared countermeasure system.
"We are an experienced contender and have made a significant investment for this type of technology development," said Mike Booen, Raytheon's vice president of the Advanced Sec... |
| | | 04/28/11 | Raytheon Reports Solid First Quarter Results|
-- Adjusted EPS of $1.38, up 10 percent; EPS from continuing operations of $1.06(1)
-- Adjusted operating margin of 12.5 percent, up 10 basis points; reported operating margin of 9.7 percent(1)
-- Net sales of $6.1 billion
-- As previously announced, increased annual dividend rate by 15 percent to $1.72 per share
WALTHAM, Mass., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced first quarter 2011 Adjusted EPS of $1.38 per diluted share compared to $1.25 per d... |
| | | 04/27/11 | Raytheon Awarded $128.5 Million for Patriot Engineering Services| TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $128.5 million contract to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System.
Issued by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., the contract calls for Raytheon to continue to provide the latest upgrades and system capabilities through systems analysis, software and hardware engineering, and testing and logistics support to both U.S. and ... |
| | | 04/26/11 | Raytheon Awarded $58 Million for Patriot Tactical Missile Upgrades| TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $58.3 million contract for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical, or GEM-T, missiles.
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the contract to upgrade 131 Patriot Advanced Capability-2 missiles to the GEM-T configuration. This is a follow-on contract as part of AMCOM's Patriot missile continuous technology refreshment program initiated in ... |
| | | 04/26/11 | Raytheon BBN Technologies Awarded $10 Million to Improve Command and Control Systems| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded $10 million in defense funding to develop technical solutions that will help maintain command and control systems' superiority. BBN Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency award, issued under the Resilient Command and Control (RC2) program, is part of an effort to develop technologies for complex command and co... |
| | | 04/25/11 | Raytheon Wins Radar Maintenance and Operations Services Contract| DULLES, Va., April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has won a U.S. Air Force Cobra Dane radar systems contract valued up to $65 million for maintenance operations, radar sustainment, systems engineering and integrated logistics support.
The Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency contract began April 1 and ends Dec. 31, 2015, if all options are exercised.
"The Cobra Dane... |
| | | 04/25/11 | Raytheon Delivers First Standard Missile-6 to U.S. Navy| TUCSON, Ariz., April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered the first Standard Missile-6 production round to the U.S. Navy.
"Five years ago, Raytheon promised the U.S. Navy that SM-6 would be delivered in March 2011, and we delivered on that promise," said Frank Wyatt, vice president of Raytheon's Air and Missile Defense Systems product line. "Raytheon delivered the SM-6 to our customer and met cost expectations for system development and demonstration. No... |
| | | 04/21/11 | U.S. Army Awards Raytheon $173 Million Contract for Excalibur| TUCSON, Ariz., April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) received a $173 million U.S. Army fiscal year 2010 contract for the production of Excalibur precision-guided projectile rounds for in-theater use. This contract marks the beginning of full rate production for Excalibur Ia-2.
Successfully fielded in 2007, Excalibur is a 155 mm precision-guided artillery round with extended range that is currently in use with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. Using GPS precisi... |
| | | 04/20/11 | DARPA Chooses Raytheon as Mission Systems Integrator| TUCSON, Ariz., April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $7 million contract to serve as a Mission Systems Integrator for Phase I of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Persistent Close Air Support project.
Raytheon's proposed PCAS solution will develop technologies that significantly reduce the timeline for close air support through improved coordination among Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs), airborne sensors and weapons.
"Ray... |
| | | 04/20/11 | Raytheon Launches Mobile Cross Domain Access Solution to Support Remote Workers| HERNDON, Va., April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Government workers who require secure access to multiple sensitive networks outside of a traditional office environment can now look to Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) for help.
Raytheon's Trusted Computer Solutions business unit has released a new version of its remote access implementation solution known as Trusted Thin Client(R) (TTC). It will provide field agents and other remote workers a means of securely connecting to back-end netwo... |
| | | 04/19/11 | Raytheon to Use Green Power from McKinney Landfill for North Texas Sites| MCKINNEY, Texas, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has contracted renewable energy from a landfill electricity-generation project in McKinney, Texas, as part of the company's commitment to sustain the environment.
Raytheon is acquiring the power through Noble Americas Energy Solutions LLC from Montauk Energy's McKinney landfill gas-to-energy facility. The landfill is part of the North Texas Municipal Water District.
"Five Raytheon north Texas sites will... |
| | | 04/19/11 | Raytheon Company to Release First Quarter Results on April 28, 2011| WALTHAM, Mass., April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will issue its first quarter 2011 earnings news release at 7:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 28, 2011. The release will be posted on the Raytheon home page.
The first quarter 2011 earnings results conference call will be at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 28, 2011. The call will be audiocast on the Internet at http://www.raytheon.com/ir. Charts to be referenced during the call will be available on the website... |
| | | 04/18/11 | New Warhead Reduces Size of Raytheon Small Tactical Munition| TUCSON, Ariz., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) tested a new warhead for its Small Tactical Munition, a new weapon specifically designed to be employed from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). STM is a 13-pound guided munition that is approximately 2 feet long, making it the smallest air-launched weapon in the Raytheon portfolio.
The new 5-pound warhead, manufactured by NammoTalley, is lighter than the current warhead but has significantly improved blast-fr... |
| | | 04/15/11 | Raytheon voted 'Top 20 Training Outsourcing Company' by TrainingIndustry.com| Award recognizes innovative solution development for clients
DALLAS, April 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), was named a "2011 Top 20 Training Outsourcing Company" by TrainingIndustry.com. The Top 20 list recognizes the leading training outsourcing companies for their high-quality services and comprehensive capabilities.
"The companies chosen for the Top 20 list have demonstrated expertise and experience i... |
| | | 04/15/11 | Raytheon Completes SM-3 Test Flight Against Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile| Test is critical part of Phased Adaptive Approach phase I certification
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii, April 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed the first flight test of a Standard Missile-3 Block IA against an intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM). The test also demonstrated the SM-3 Block IA's ability to engage a ballistic missile target when launched on remote.
"This test certifies phase I of the Phased Adaptive Approach," sa... |
| | | 04/14/11 | Raytheon's JLENS Successfully Tracks Test Targets| Fire control radar completes successful target-of-opportunity tracking from aerostat platform
TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) has successfully demonstrated tracking targets of opportunity in the Salt Lake City air space. Testing and integration of the system is being conducted at the Utah Test and Training Range.
This successful test follows a number of ... |
| | | 04/14/11 | Raytheon-Boeing Team Will Answer Warfighter's Call for Joint Air-to-Ground Missile| TUCSON, Ariz., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) received the U.S. Army and Navy's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile request for proposal and will respond as a prime contractor. Raytheon is teamed with The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) for the competition.
The team has proven capabilities demonstrated in the JAGM technology demonstration phase and enters the competition with an unmatched 3-for-3 record of success in the contractually required guided test vehicle fl... |
| | | 04/14/11 | Raytheon Receives $68 Million Best Value Thermal Weapon Sight Delivery Order| MCKINNEY, Texas, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been recognized as a best value provider in the award of a $68.6 million order to deliver thermal weapon sights (TWS) for enhanced night vision capabilities to acquire and accurately prosecute targets.
In reviewing other industry proposals, the U.S. Army determined that Raytheon Network Centric Systems offered best value and awarded NCS a majority delivery quantity.
This award brings the total numb... |
| | | 04/13/11 | Raytheon DeepSiren(TM) Closes Submarine Communications Gap at U.S. Navy Arctic Exercise| System provides life-saving communications in real-world response
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
During a U.S. Navy exercise, Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) DeepSiren underwater acoustic communication system bridged a capability gap for submarines operating beneath the Arctic ice by providing on-demand tactical mission and emergency response information.
The system was successfully operated during the Navy's ICEX 2011 exercise conducted by the Arctic Submarine Labor... |
| | | 04/13/11 | Raytheon Forms Partnership to Pursue U.S. Air Force Range Integration Contract| DULLES, Va., April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), is teaming with General Dynamics, ASRC Aerospace Corporation, ARES Corporation, Schafer Corporation and World Technical Services Incorporated (WTSI) to provide integrated operations support to the U.S. Air Force space community.
As experts in developing and delivering range operations customized engineering solutions and logistics support, Rayt... |
| | | 04/12/11 | Raytheon Continues Early Deliveries for DDG 1000| TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered critical mission systems early for the U.S. Navy's DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer. The ship's first Total Ship Computing Environment (TSCE) data center and AN/SQS-60 mid-frequency sonar array were delivered two and eight months ahead of schedule, respectively.
"The early delivery of these ship systems continues our history of stellar performance on this complex program as we effectively m... |
| | | 04/12/11 | Raytheon Awarded 2011 ENERGY STAR(R) Sustained Excellence Award by EPA| WALTHAM, Mass., April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
For the fourth consecutive year, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was recognized with the 2011 ENERGY STAR(R) Sustained Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for ongoing leadership in energy conservation and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Raytheon will receive its award at an EPA ceremony Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Raytheon was selected for the Sustained Excellence Award from more than 17,000 public and pr... |
| | | 04/12/11 | Raytheon to Demonstrate Advanced Space Solutions at 27th Annual National Space Symposium| COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is showcasing the depth and breadth of its space solutions at the 27th annual National Space SymposiumApril 11-14 in Colorado Springs.
Raytheon will feature in booth No. 202 advanced capabilities in three key areas that support the space mission: Sensing; Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I); and Mission Support.
Among Raytheon's innovative space technologies to be demonstrate... |
| | | 04/11/11 | Raytheon Delivers First Phalanx to Republic of Korea Navy| TUCSON, Ariz., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered the first Phalanx Close-In Weapon System to the Republic of Korea Navy for batch one of the new Ulsan-1 class FFX ship program.
The direct commercial sale calls for the Phalanx Block 1B system to be installed on the lead ship of the 2,300-ton frigate class this year; it represents Phalanx's introduction into the ROK fleet. Raytheon expects to sign a contract with South Korea for an additional five... |
| | | 04/11/11 | Raytheon Delivers Record Number of Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles| TUCSON, Ariz., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems business delivered a record number of Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles last year. The company's delivery of 366 ESSMs in 2010 more than doubled the previous year's total.
"We accomplished this delivery record in 2010 by improving our already robust manufacturing and engineering processes and by responding to increased customer demand," said Rick Nelson, vice president of Naval Weapon Systems at... |
| | | 04/10/11 | Raytheon Employees Reach Out During National Volunteer Week| WALTHAM, Mass., April 10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is celebrating National Volunteer Week April 10-16 -- a week to honor people who dedicate themselves to active community engagement.
Across the country and throughout the year, Raytheon employees are involved in a variety of outreach efforts around STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, armed services support and local community projects. These efforts provide positive results for man... |
| | | 04/08/11 | National Science Foundation Awards Raytheon a $157 Million Contract for Science Support in Antarctica| DULLES, Va., April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has received a one-year extension to its contract with the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP). The award is worth approximately $157 million through March 31, 2012.
RTSC's Raytheon Polar Services Company (RPSC) has been under contract to the NSF to provide logistics, operations, and maintenance supp... |
| | | 04/08/11 | Raytheon Awarded $42 Million for Next-Generation Standard Missile-3 Interceptor| TUCSON, Ariz., April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded $42 million for the initial concept development and program planning for the Standard Missile-3 Block IIB, which is the Missile Defense Agency's next-generation Aegis missile.
"Raytheon is the lowest-risk, lowest-cost, most-technically capable provider of missile defense solutions," said Frank Wyatt, vice president of Raytheon's Air and Missile Defense Systems product line. "SM-3 has successfully... |
| | | 04/07/11 | SLAMRAAM Successfully Intercepts Targets in Two Test Firings| TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) system successfully destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle target and intercepted a cruise missile target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The limited user test-firing data will be used to validate key system capabilities and potential enhancements in addition to providing operational assessment.
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| | | 04/06/11 | Raytheon to Modernize Largest FAA Terminal Air Traffic Control Facilities| STARS is strategic key enabler for Next Generation Air Traffic System
WASHINGTON, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $177 million contract modification by the Federal Aviation Administration to continue deployment of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, or STARS, under the FAA's terminal automation modernization and replacement program.
STARS is a joint procurement for the FAA and Department of Defense. It is a highly reliab... |
| | | 04/06/11 | Cobra Judy Replacement Team Completes Radar Delivery Milestone| TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently completed a significant milestone for the Cobra Judy Replacement program. The CJR S-band active phased-array antenna was successfully delivered to the CJR integration site at Kiewit Offshore Services, Corpus Christi, Texas, completing the development phase of the program.
The mission of the CJR program is to provide the government with long-loiter ball... |
| | | 04/04/11 | Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II Program Completes Critical Design Review| TUCSON, Ariz., April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Small Diameter Bomb II program completed a U.S. Air Force critical design review (CDR), clearing the way for the weapon to begin captive flight testing later this year.
"Raytheon's SDB II features a mature tri-mode seeker and a cutting-edge warhead, and completing the CDR proves our design is producible and mature," said Harry Schulte, Raytheon Missile Systems vice president of Air Warfare Systems. "Raythe... |
| | | 04/04/11 | Raytheon Names Ron Stefano Vice President of Mission Operations Solutions| DULLES, Va., April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Ron Stefano has been named vice president of Mission Operations Solutions for Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Intelligence and Information Systems business, with headquarters in Garland, Texas.
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Stefano joins Raytheon with responsibility for MOS program and financial performance, new business development and strategic planning. MOS provides integrated mission support and system... |
| | | 03/31/11 | Missile Defense Agency Awards Raytheon $312 Million for New SM-3 Block IB| TUCSON, Ariz., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $312 million manufacturing contract for the Standard Missile-3 Block IB program. The contract provides the funding necessary to complete the development phase of the SM-3 Block IB program and deliver the rounds to the MDA.
"We expect to deliver the first flight test rounds to the MDA this summer," said Frank Wyatt, vice president of Raytheon's Air and Missile Defense Sys... |
| | | 03/31/11 | Raytheon Vision Systems Receives 2011 Herschel Award for Technology Development| GOLETA, Calif., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) has received its fifth Herschel Award since 1987 in recognition of technological breakthroughs.
The award, presented recently at the 2011 Military Sensing Symposia held in Orlando, Fla., recognizes the development of state-of-the-art hybrid visible FPA (focal plane arrays) solutions based on Silicon P-i-N detector technology. These FPAs have superior performance in quantum ... |
| | | 03/30/11 | Raytheon Missile Systems President Addresses International Education Conference| DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems President Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence delivered the opening address on the third day of the Education Without Borders conference in Dubai. The biennial international student conference creates networks across cultures to find solutions to some of the world's greatest problems.
"Raytheon is deeply committed to inspiring the next generation of engineers, scientists and technologist... |
| | | 03/30/11 | Raytheon-Led Symposium Raises Awareness of Cyberthreats to Utilities| WASHINGTON, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), the Texas A&M Energy Engineering Institute and the Energy Institute of the University of Texas at Austin sponsored a Cyber Security for Utilities Symposium March 29 in Austin.
The symposium raised awareness of recent cyberthreats and vulnerabilities targeted specifically at utility infrastructure. With utilities becoming more connected to the Internet, the gravity of a utility grid being compromised is a... |
| | | 03/29/11 | Raytheon Names Mark Kula Vice President of Tactical Airborne Systems| El SEGUNDO, Calif., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Mark Kula has been named vice president of Tactical Airborne Systems for Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Space and Airborne Systems business, with headquarters in El Segundo, Calif.
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Kula joins Raytheon with responsibility for TAS program and financial performance, new business capture, and strategic vision, planning and execution. TAS focuses on radar, electronic warfar... |
| | | 03/28/11 | Raytheon Wins U.S. Army Operations and Training Services Contract| DULLES, Va., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has won a U.S. Army Forces Command contract to provide an expedited process in satisfying the needs of operational customers throughout the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense. This indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, multiple-award task order contract has a ceiling value of $2.5 billion.
Under the Operations, Planning, Training and R... |
| | | 03/23/11 | Raytheon Company Increases Dividend by 15 Percent, its Seventh Consecutive Annual Increase| WALTHAM, Mass., March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Board of Directors has voted to increase the Company's annual dividend payout rate by 15 percent from $1.50 to $1.72 per share. The Board also authorized payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.43 per outstanding share of common stock to be paid on April 28, 2011 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 6, 2011. Payment of quarterly dividends is subject to Board authorization.
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| | | 03/22/11 | Raytheon to Host Virginia Governor, Local Technology Leaders at New Herndon Offices| DULLES, Va., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will formally dedicate new offices for its Herndon, Va.-based Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions unit with a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 29 featuring remarks by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
In his address, McDonnell will highlight how the technology sector is contributing to Virginia's job growth and economic prosperity. Other scheduled speakers include Bobbie Kilberg, president and CEO of the Northern Vi... |
| | | 03/21/11 | Raytheon BBN Technologies to Protect Internet Communications for Military Abroad| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been awarded $1.9 million in defense research funding to develop safeguards for military Internet communications abroad.
The award, issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is in support of the Safer Warfighter Communications program, or SAFER. The goal of SAFER is to develop technology that enables protected, resilient Interne... |
| | | 03/16/11 | Raytheon Completes Work on Upgraded Early Warning Radar in Greenland| TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed all system requirements and testing of the Upgraded Early Warning Radar at Thule Air Base, Greenland. With this upgrade, the UEWR at Thule is ready to conduct the missile defense mission as a critical component of the Ballistic Missile Defense System.
"The Raytheon-led team delivered solid program performance and flawless execution during the Thule upgrade," said Dave Gulla, vice president ... |
| | | 03/14/11 | Apples and STEM at the Core of Raytheon's Pi Day Celebration| Raytheon shows appreciation to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) educators by delivering apple pies
WALTHAM, Mass., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is celebrating Pi Day with the delivery of hundreds of apple pies to math and science teachers at public middle and high schools located within a 3.14-mile radius of the company's headquarters in Waltham, Mass.
Pi, the mathematical constant approximately equal to 3.14, is celebrated March 14... |
| | | 03/10/11 | Raytheon Announces Next Generation of ACU Interoperable Communications| MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March, 10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has launched the Audio Connect Unit-5000 that provides the ability to connect a greater number of channels to enable seamless communication among first responders.
Designed for greater versatility, the Raytheon ACU-5000 can patch together 12 communications channels to create interoperability nets, similar to a conference call, across disparate devices. The nets can be local, or may include links thro... |
| | | 03/09/11 | Raytheon Teams With West Point to Combat the Insider Threat on War Front Lines| NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --To arm warfighters with the ability to rapidly detect and neutralize insider threats, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has teamed with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for a study about insider threats on war front lines.
Cadets from West Point's department of electrical engineering and computer science are conducting a study to determine how insiders typically attack within a forward operating base on war front lines. They will t... |
| | | 03/08/11 | Raytheon BBN Technologies Earns National Training and Simulation Association Award| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has earned a National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) 2010 award for its modeling and simulation support for U.S. Navy training.
The NTSA Team Award for Outstanding Achievement in Modeling and Simulation for Training recognizes Raytheon BBN's interdisciplinary leadership of the development and deployment of the VESSEL Damage Control Train... |
| | | 03/08/11 | Raytheon Awarded $42 Million Contract for Air Force HH-60G FLIRs| EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $42 million U.S. Air Force contract for additional AN/AAQ-29A forward looking infrared imaging systems for installation on Pave Hawk HH-60G helicopters.
Deliveries are expected to be completed by February 2013. The AN/AAQ-29A systems will replace the AN/AAQ-16 FLIR currently installed on U.S. Air Force HH-60G helicopters.
"These new systems will give our customers the additional ca... |
| | | 03/07/11 | Raytheon Selected to Supply Radar System for Manchester Airport| HARLOW, England, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was selected to supply a radar system to replace legacy equipment at Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom under an extension to NATS' Radar Site Services (RSS) program.
The delivery and installation of the system will provide NATS with commonality across its en route surveillance infrastructure and, in this case, provide the same equipment being supplied to other major airports where NATS provides engi... |
| | | 03/07/11 | Raytheon Selects Downey, Calif., for Its Public Safety Regional Technology Center| LOS ANGELES, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has selected Downey, Calif., as the location for its new Public Safety Regional Technology Center. The company is planning to open the facility in the next three months.
Occupying 27,000 square feet and employing up to 150 people, the new center will serve as the focus of Raytheon's civil communications business in the western United States and provide test and research facilities, training, and maintenance an... |
| | | 03/02/11 | Raytheon Delivers 250th APG-79 AESA Radar| EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered its 250th APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar to Boeing. The APG-79 radar is flown on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft, and on the Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet.
"As we recognize this milestone of the 250th APG-79 AESA delivery, it is also significant to note that 85 radar systems were completed for the U.S. Navy in just the last 12 months," said Eric ... |
| | | 03/01/11 | Raytheon to Provide Advanced Imaging Sensors to the U.S. Navy| MCKINNEY, Texas, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $50 million contract to deliver 50 AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems for use on the U.S. Navy's MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters.
This airborne forward looking infrared targeting system provides video imagery that helps soldiers, intelligence analysts and commanders in the field make critical operating decisions. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2011 and end in 2012.
"This sy... |
| | | 02/24/11 | Raytheon Voted No. 1 in HRO Today Magazine's 'Baker's Dozen in Learning'| Award is the second recent industry honor
DALLAS, Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), was named the No. 1 training outsource provider in HRO Today magazine's "Baker's Dozen in Learning."
"Raytheon Professional Services stands out for its ability to provide effective blended learning programs while reducing costs and improving learning experiences for its clients," said Gary Bragar, the director of human... |
| | | 02/21/11 | ThalesRaytheonSystems Announces Command View(R) Mobile for C4I Solution| ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --ThalesRaytheonSystems has developed a mobile application for its Command View C4I product that will enable users to gain essential situational awareness and decision-making information on a variety of commercially available handheld devices.
"Command View Mobile will provide some of the identical situation information found in the command center environment on a portable platform," said Kim Kerry, chief executive offic... |
| | | 02/20/11 | Raytheon Celebrates Engineers and STEM Education During National Engineers Week| Raytheon employees reach out across the nation to inspire the next generation of innovators
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of National Engineers Week Feb. 20-26 -- a week that highlights the achievements of our nation's outstanding engineers and the 10th anniversary of the program "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day." Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson is honorary chairman of National Engineer... |
| | | 02/17/11 | Raytheon Hosts CyberPatriot Competitors at Sum of all Thrills (TM) in INNOVENTIONS at Epcot(R) at the Walt Disney World(R) Resort| 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS(R) National Competition winner and Raytheon cyberexpert to host CyberPatriot competitors at Sum of all Thrills experience
WALTHAM, Mass. and LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is hosting 72 high school students at its Sum of all Thrills experience at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot(R) at the Walt Disney World(R) Resort. These students are in Orlando to participate in the Air Force Association's (AFA) CyberPatriot All Se... |
| | | 02/10/11 | DSS Awards Raytheon Missile Systems' Tucson Site First Superior Security Rating| TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems' site in Tucson, Ariz., received a superior rating in an annual audit by the U.S. Defense Security Service. DSS completed a two-week review at RMS headquarters and rated the site's security practices.
Supporting national security and the warfighter, DSS is responsible for approximately 13,000 cleared contractor facilities. The agency ensures the security of the nation's technological base a... |
| | | 02/10/11 | Raytheon Conducts Free-Flight Demonstration of JSOW-C From F-16IN| BENGALURU, India, Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed a series of free-flight demonstrations of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-154-C from an F-16IN fighter aircraft. The tests were part of the Indian Air Force's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
JSOW is a family of low-cost, air-to-ground weapons that employs an integrated GPS- inertial navigation system and terminal infrared seeker that guide the weapon to the target. Th... |
| | | 02/09/11 | Raytheon's JLENS Program Achieves Critical Milestone| Surveillance radar completes free-space radiation for the first time
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) program has successfully demonstrated the ability to transmit from an elevated aerostat.
The JLENS demonstration was conducted at the Utah Test and Training Range. The aerostat deployed to an altitude of 10,000 feet mean sea level, and the surveillance rad... |
| | | 02/09/11 | Raytheon Completes First Series of Laser-Guided Maverick Captive Flight Testing| BENGALURU, India, Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed a series of initial captive carry flight tests of the AGM-65E2/L, the newest variant of the laser-guided Maverick missile.
The laser-guided Maverick missile is a direct-attack, air-to-ground precision munition used extensively by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps in ongoing combat operations.
"The combat-proven, laser-guided Maverick is an ideal weapon for urban combat and high-speed ma... |
| | | 02/08/11 | Raytheon and Aerojet Complete System Integration Test for SM-3 Kinetic Warhead| Test moves program one step closer to first SM-3 Block IB flight test
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Aerojet, a GenCorp company (NYSE: GY), completed a kinetic warhead system integration test for Standard Missile-3 Block IB. The test verified the ability of the warhead to detect, track and intercept a moving ballistic missile target in a zero-gravity environment.
During the test, a fully operational, flight-weight kinetic warhead op... |
| | | 02/07/11 | Raytheon Team to Develop Tool to Reduce Radar Interference from Wind Farms| WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to develop an advanced wind turbine modeling tool. The tool will provide an accurate assessment of the turbine's effects on radar systems throughout the U.S.
Wind farms interfere with the radar tracking of aircraft and weather. The turbines create a Doppler effect as they rotate, creating potential blackout zones.
"Raytheon's 60-year legacy in the desig... |
| | | 02/07/11 | ThalesRaytheonSystems Selected for Marine Corps CAC2S Phase II Demonstration Program| FULLERTON, Calif., Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ThalesRaytheonSystems Co. LLC has been selected to demonstrate a prototype system for the U.S. Marine Corps. The prototype contract for the Common Aviation Command and Control System, or CAC2S, is valued at $5 million.
"We are reaching across industry to offer the Marines a technically compliant, scalable, affordable, low-risk capability for its CAC2S program," said Kim Kerry, chief executive officer, ThalesRaytheonSystems, U.S. Oper... |
| | | 02/07/11 | Raytheon Awarded $107 Million Contract for Space Fence Preliminary Design| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $107 million U.S. Air Force contract to further the design of the Space Fence system.
Under this contract, Raytheon will deliver a preliminary design and test a functional radar prototype to ensure cost and schedule certainty and technical maturity of the final design in support of Milestone B.
"As the amount of debris in space continues to rise, the ability to detect smaller and smal... |
| | | 02/03/11 | Raytheon Awarded APY-10 Radar Contract for Boeing's P-8A Aircraft| MCKINNEY, Texas, Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Boeing has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a low rate initial production contract to develop six long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
"Our APY-10 radar will provide Boeing with advanced technology built on generations of successful Raytheon radar systems," said Tim Carey, vice president for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems. "We're commit... |
| | | 02/01/11 | Raytheon and Baptist Health Agree to Deliver Simulation Training| SMART training mitigates risk for health care providers
DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), and Baptist Health have signed an agreement to deliver Synergistic Medical and Resource Team (SMART) training to health care systems. The training enables medical staff to prevent or mitigate patient safety threats originating from human interaction and systemic error.
"Raytheon believes, as we do, in impro... |
| | | 01/31/11 | Raytheon Company Completes Acquisition of Applied Signal Technology, Inc.| WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) today announced the completion of its tender offer, through its wholly owned subsidiary RN Acquisition Company, for all outstanding shares of Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: APSG). The tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, on Friday, January 28, 2011. Based on information provided by BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, the depositary for the tender offer, approximately 12,413,103 shares, re... |
| | | 01/31/11 | Raytheon to Lay Foundation for New UCLA Center for Public Safety Network Systems| LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has entered into a letter of intent with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to engage in a strategic relationship with the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science for the establishment of the UCLA Center for Public Safety Network Systems.
To lay the foundation for the new center, Raytheon has committed to initially contribute $1 million during three years to the UCLA Institute for... |
| | | 01/26/11 | Raytheon Awarded $20 Million for Patriot Technical Assistance for State of Kuwait| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $20 million Foreign Military Sales technical assistance contract to support operational capability of Kuwait's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System.
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued this follow-on contract to continue providing additional training and support for Kuwait's fielded radars, which are currently under contract to be upgraded to Configu... |
| | | 01/26/11 | U.S. Army Awards Raytheon $51.5 Million Contract for Improvised Explosive Device Defeat System| INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $51.5 million firm-fixed-price contract to produce a system to defeat improvised explosive devices. Work will be performed at the Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC site in Indianapolis. Further details will not be made public.
Raytheon Company, with 2009 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other governmen... |
| | | 01/25/11 | Navy Validates New Navigation Capability for DDG 1000| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The U.S. Navy achieved a critical milestone with the successful testing of the Next Generation Navigation System (NAVDDX) produced by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), prime contractor for mission systems equipment for the DDG 1000-class destroyer.
NAVDDX is a modern open architecture solution for distributing navigation and high-precision time data to ship mission systems. The open architecture design provides the flexibility and common... |
| | | 01/25/11 | Raytheon SureView(TM) Incorporates Business Intelligence Reporting for 64-bit Windows Operating Systems| Solution captures policy violations and malicious acts; proactively reports information breaches
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) recent release of its SureView 6.6 information-protection solution includes support for 64-bit computing. It also improves reporting capabilities, moving from an Excel-based format to a more standard and fully featured infrastructure based on JasperReports, an open source Java reporting tool.
SureView captu... |
| | | 01/24/11 | Raytheon Awarded $145 Million for Patriot GEM-T Missiles for State of Kuwait| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $145 million Foreign Military Sales production contract for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles - Tactical (GEM-T) to augment Kuwait's air and missile defense.
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the contract to complement Kuwait's Configuration-3 radar system upgrade work already underway at Raytheon.
"This new GEM-T missile production contract highl... |
| | | 01/24/11 | Raytheon to Open Public Safety Regional Technology Center in Los Angeles County| LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) plans to open a Public Safety Regional Technology Center in Los Angeles County this summer and is in the final stages of selecting a specific location with about 25,000 square feet of space.
The Raytheon Public Safety RTC will serve as the focus of the company's civil communications business in the western United States, providing test and research facilities, training, a maintenance and logistics center, and ... |
| | | 01/20/11 | Raytheon Opens New Facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground| ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has opened a new facility collocated with the U.S. military to enhance collaboration and industrial teaming on warfighter technologies and systems.
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Located at the Aberdeen Proving Ground's Government and Technology Enterprise or GATE Park -- a technology, research and development business area for government and non-government use... |
| | | 01/20/11 | Raytheon Signs $475 Million Paveway(TM) Contract With the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia| TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) signed a contract worth $475 million with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the combat-proven Paveway family of precision-guided munitions. Raytheon's Paveway is a kit that transforms "dumb" bombs into precision-guided munitions.
"Raytheon's Paveway family of weapons provides the warfighter unmatched precision and standoff capability," said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems president. "This sal... |
| | | 01/19/11 | Raytheon to Open GPS Collaboration Center in Southern California| AURORA, Colo., Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) new Global Positioning System Collaboration Center opening in February 2011 in El Segundo, Calif., will allow U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems personnel to interact with the GPS Operational Control Segment (GPS OCX) system in an operations-like environment.
Raytheon, selected in February 2010 as the prime contractor supporting the Space and Missile Systems Center's GPS OCX program, has developed t... |
| | | 01/18/11 | Raytheon Company to Release 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results on January 27, 2011| WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will issue its 2010 fourth quarter and full-year earnings news release at 7:00 a.m. EST Thursday, January 27, 2011. The release will be posted on the Raytheon home page.
The 2010 fourth quarter and year-end earnings results conference call will be at 9:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 27, 2011. The call will be audiocast on the Internet at http://www.raytheon.com/ir. Charts to be referenced during the call ... |
| | | 01/12/11 | Raytheon's D.C. Medicaid and Alliance Call Center Recognized as 'Certified Center of Excellence'| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), the enrollment broker for the D.C. Medicaid and Alliance program, was recently named a "Certified Center of Excellence" for its exemplary work.
Raytheon has served the D.C. Medicaid and Alliance program since 2006, helping provide enrollment services, health education and community outreach to more than 200,000 program participants.
As a Certified Center of Excellence, the D.C. Medicaid and Alliance call cen... |
| | | 01/11/11 | Raytheon Executive to Deliver SMILE Conference Keynote| LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Michael J. Bostic, West Coast director of Civil Communications for Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Network Centric Systems, will deliver the keynote presentation at the Social Media the Internet and Law Enforcement (SMILE) Conference Wednesday, Jan. 12. The presentation is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. and will take place at the RAND Center in Santa Monica, Calif.
Bostic's keynote is titled "LTE and What it Means to Public Safety: A Converge... |
| | | 01/11/11 | Raytheon Climate-Monitoring Sensor Prepares for Launch| EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A NASA spacecraft carrying a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) sensor designed to measure the global distribution of aerosols in Earth's atmosphere has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation for launch.
Data provided by the innovative Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor, which will fly aboard NASA's Glory spacecraft, will help scientists better understand how aerosols impact global climate patterns.
"The Glory Aerosol Pol... |
| | | 01/06/11 | Raytheon's Andover Facility Named IndustryWeek 'Best Plant'| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- IndustryWeek magazine has named Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Integrated Air Defense Center in Andover, Mass., one of its "Best Plants" for 2010.
The annual competition evaluates manufacturing facilities in multiple categories, including quality, on-time delivery, worker safety and focus on continuous improvement, which will increase competitiveness and customer satisfaction.
"Continuous improvement is an on-going journey for us," ... |
| | | 12/30/10 | Raytheon Company Commences Tender Offer for All Shares of Applied Signal Technology, Inc.| WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is commencing today, through its wholly-owned subsidiary RN Acquisition Company, a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: APSG).
Raytheon announced on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 that it had entered into a merger agreement with Applied Signal. Upon successful completion of the tender offer, shareholders of Applied Signal will receive... |
| | | 12/29/10 | Raytheon Receives $52 Million U.S. Navy Contract to Retrofit Radars| El SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a $52 million contract to Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to produce APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for F/A-18 Super Hornet tactical aircraft.
These AESA radars provide the U.S. Navy with the most advanced technology available, including enhanced capabilities that allow aircrews to detect and identify targets beyond the reach of most missiles. This long-range capability a... |
| | | 12/22/10 | Raytheon Company Recommends Rejection of Below-Market Mini-Tender Offer for Raytheon Shares by TRC Capital Corporation| WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received notice of an unsolicited "mini-tender offer" by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase from Raytheon Company shareholders up to two million shares of Raytheon Company common stock, representing approximately 0.5 percent of Raytheon's outstanding shares, at a price of $43.00 per share in cash. TRC Capital's offer price represents approximately a 4.4 percent discount to the $44.96 closing price of Raythe... |
| | | 12/21/10 | Raytheon BBN Technologies Awarded Defense Funding to Advance Optical Communications and Imaging| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been awarded $2.1 million in funding by DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) for two projects under the Information in a Photon, or InPho, program.
The goal of the two projects is to develop new theory and experimental techniques that enable optical communications and imaging systems to operate at their ultimate limits of inform... |
| | | 12/20/10 | Raytheon Company Announces Agreement to Acquire Applied Signal Technology, Inc.|
- Acquisition enhances Raytheon's capabilities across the full spectrum of integrated sensor solutions for classified and other government customers
- Combination of Raytheon's radar and sensor products with Applied Signal's communications and signals technologies to further enable next-generation intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions
WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) today announced that it has signed a definitive ac... |
| | | 12/16/10 | Raytheon Intelligence-Sharing System Begins Operations at Ramstein Air Base, Germany| DULLES, Va., Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Air Force successfully completed evaluation of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) new Distributed Common Ground System at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, enabling operational use of the upgraded intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system.
The network-centric upgrade to DCGS at Ramstein Air Base is an important element of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) initiative to enable seamless, real-time, multiagency intellige... |
| | | 12/15/10 | Raytheon to Continue Software Development for the AN/TPY-2 Radar| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $43 million contract modification to continue developing the common X-Band capability software and modeling and simulation capabilities for the AN/TPY-2 radar.
Raytheon's AN/TPY-2 radar provides a common mission capability: in terminal-based mode with the THAAD Fire Control Center in support of the THAAD weapon system, and in a forward-based mode with command, co... |
| | | 12/14/10 | Raytheon Field Operations Achieves CMMI(R) for Services Maturity Level 3 Rating| DULLES, Va., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has achieved Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration for Services (CMMI-SVC) Maturity Level 3 for its Field Operations.
The Field Operations team is the first Raytheon organization to achieve a rating under the CMMI-SVC model, the second in the defense industry, and one of only 22 rated organizations worldwide to date.
With more than 1,400 pr... |
| | | 12/13/10 | Raytheon's SLAMRAAM Completes Second Test Firing from New Platform| Test validates system's readiness
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) system successfully participated in a second ballistic test vehicle firing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This is the second test firing of AMRAAM missiles from the new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) platform.
"Completion of this second test firing in such a short span of time demonstrates t... |
| | | 12/13/10 | Raytheon Solipsys' Zeus Integrates Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft Activities| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Solipsys, a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) subsidiary, was awarded a $9 million contract to deliver and install its Zeus situational awareness and collaboration system for Air Force remotely piloted aircraft (RPA).
The award responds to an urgent operational need requested by the Air Force. Zeus will be installed at 18 Air Combat Command, Air National Guard and Air Force Special Operations Command locations.
"Zeus greatly e... |
| | | 12/07/10 | Javelin Joint Venture Fires Javelin From Stryker Remote Weapon Station| TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Raytheon (NYSE: RTN)-Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Javelin Joint Venture reached a major milestone with the first Javelin missile firings from a Common Remote Operations Weapon Station II. The station was mounted on a Stryker Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) in a near-tactical configuration.
Three missiles impacted their targets at 500 and 1,000 meters (1,640 and 3,280 feet) downrange, confirming the successful integration of the Javeli... |
| | | 12/07/10 | Raytheon Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend| WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 cents per outstanding share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable on February 10, 2011 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 5, 2011.
Raytheon Company, with 2009 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other governme... |
| | | 12/07/10 | Raytheon Awarded AESA Radar Upgrade Contract for F-15C Aircraft| EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a contract from Boeing for the production of advanced APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array radars.
The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Air National Guard will receive radars from the contract and deliveries will begin in the second quarter of 2011. The radars are intended to enhance the performance of deployed F-15C aircraft and will replace the current mechanically scanned radar syste... |
| | | 12/06/10 | Global Study Analyzes Parents' Math Attitudes, Capabilities and Students' Active Engagement in Math-Related Learning| Raytheon-commissioned study reveals gap between parental attitudes and behaviors relating to US math education; compares parental engagement across United States, England and Singapore
WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) unveiled new research exploring parental attitudes toward math, parents' perceived math capabilities and the level of active engagement in math-related learning among 10-14 year olds across the United States, England and Singapo... |
| | | 12/06/10 | Royal Australian Air Force is First U.S. Ally to Employ JSOW C| WOOMERA, Australia, Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Royal Australian Air Force launched two Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon Cs from the RAAF's new F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, marking the first time a U.S. ally has operationally tested a JSOW C. This test series also marked the first time the JSOW C variant has been employed outside the continental United States.
The RAAF also has placed an order for the JSOW C-1, which is currently in production; deliveries are exp... |
| | | 12/02/10 | Raytheon Flies New Advanced Combat Radar on F-16| EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Advanced Combat Radar, the latest Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, has successfully completed a series of flight trials on a U.S. Air Force F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
The radar demonstration flights were conducted in partnership with the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin. The RACR team highlighted the multirole capabilities RACR could bring to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which incl... |
| | | 12/02/10 | Raytheon's Mobile Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System Completes Live-Fire Demonstration| YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Oshkosh Corp., partnering with the U.S. Army and Navy, proved the maneuverability, integration and performance of the Mobile Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System during a recent live-fire demonstration.
The MLPWS integrates the combat-proven Centurion Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System on a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A3. All functions of the Centurion design featuring the Phalan... |
| | | 12/01/10 | Raytheon Selected to Provide FBI Systems Development and Support Services| DULLES, Va., Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is one of several companies selected by the FBI to deliver systems development, operations and maintenance, business re-engineering and new technologies to support the bureau's key enterprise initiatives.
The Information Technology Supplies and Support Services (IT Triple S) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity master contract vehicle was awarded to multiple large and small businesses. The largest IT contra... |
| | | 12/01/10 | Raytheon Cross Domain Transfer Solution Achieves Top Secret/SCI and Below Interoperability Authority to Operate| Distributed Common Ground System-Army implements Linux-based SecureOffice(R) Trusted Gateway System(TM) as part of accredited system
HERNDON, Va., Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) system has been authorized to operate at the Top Secret/SCI and Below Interoperability (TSABI) level. Known as SecureOffice(R) Trusted Gateway System(TM), TGS supports organizations whose missions require rapid, multidirectional transfer of any data type between numerous security... |
| | | 11/30/10 | Raytheon to Relocate Patriot Training to Fort Sill| LAWTON, Okla., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will relocate its Patriot New Equipment Training program to Fort Sill, Okla., beginning early next year.
The move is in response to the U.S. Army's Base Realignment and Closure decision and relocation of the Air Defense School to Fort Sill. The program trains Army personnel on upgrades to the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System equipment operation and maintenance.
"Moving to Fort Sill reinforces Raythe... |
| | | 11/30/10 | Raytheon Delivers 500th Digital Radar Warning Receiver to U.S. Navy| EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has achieved a production milestone with the 500th delivery of its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver to the U.S. Navy.
The ALR-67(V)3 is the U.S. Navy standard for digital radar warning receiver technology. It is installed on all frontline, carrier-based F/A-18E/F tactical aircraft and is an integral part of modernization programs for U.S. and international customers.
"I am particularly proud... |
| | | 11/29/10 | U.S. Army Awards Raytheon Nearly $43 Million Delivery Order for Common Sensor Payload| MCKINNEY, Texas, Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $42.9 million delivery order for 57 Common Sensor Payload electro-optical and infrared sensor systems. The order is part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Army in November 2007, with options worth up to $1.2 billion.
The systems will actively support U.S. troops engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom as they work to maintain stable civil environments. The senso... |
| | | 11/23/10 | Raytheon Joins 'STONESOUP' Team to Improve Software Security| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been selected as a subcontractor on a program to foil attacks against software of uncertain origin.
Engineers from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) have joined a team led by GrammaTech, Inc., to develop a technology that prevents the exploitation of vulnerabilities in software whose pedigree, or provenance in cyberparlance, is uncertain. The contract is part of STONESOUP - Securely Taking On ... |
| | | 11/23/10 | Raytheon Executives to Speak at Credit Suisse Aerospace & Defense Conference| WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that William H. Swanson, Raytheon chairman and chief executive officer, and David C. Wajsgras, Raytheon senior vice president and chief financial officer, will speak at the Sixteenth Annual Credit Suisse Aerospace & Defense Conference on Thursday, December 2, 2010. Their presentation is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. ET.
Swanson's and Wajsgras' remarks will be audiocast live (listen-only mode... |
| | | 11/23/10 | Raytheon's Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 Completes Key Flight Test| TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 completed the fourth of four controlled test vehicle flights designed to demonstrate the system's upgraded kinematic performance and stable airframe control capability.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101123/NE06133 )
The test also focused on RAM's rocket motor, airframe, control section and autopilot software, which will be used to evolve and improve the acc... |
| | | 11/22/10 | Raytheon Awarded $32 Million U.S. Navy Bomb Rack Contract| INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $32.4 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for engineering and manufacturing development of the BRU-69/A Multi-Purpose Bomb Rack system.
The MPBR will replace several bomb racks currently deployed on Navy aircraft. It will use pneumatic energy instead of an explosive charge to release the weapon from the rack. Advanced electronics built into the bomb... |
| | | 11/22/10 | Raytheon Names Todd Ernst Vice President, Investor Relations| WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has named Todd Ernst vice president, investor relations. Ernst reports to Raytheon Senior Vice President and CFO David C. Wajsgras.
Ernst joined Raytheon in January, 2010 from Neuberger Berman, a division of Lehman Brothers Company, where he served as a senior research analyst. Most recently, Ernst held the position of director, competitive assessment for Corporate Strategy at Raytheon.
Ernst succeeds Ma... |
| | | 11/18/10 | Raytheon's Dugle Appointed to Board of Directors of Intelligence and National Security Alliance| GARLAND, Texas, Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) has selected Lynn Dugle, president of Raytheon's Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS), as one of the organization's newest board members. Dugle, who begins her board membership this month, brings significant experience in the fields of intelligence and national security.
"INSA has been at the forefront of the national intelligence community advancing key concepts for security... |
| | | 11/17/10 | U.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon $5 Million Defense Acquisition Challenge Contract| TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $5 million Defense Acquisition Challenge contract for the company's Quiet Eyes Laser Turret Assembly (QELTA). Quiet Eyes is a key component of Raytheon's Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) aircraft protection system.
Through the DAC program, the Department of Defense awards development contracts to companies that offer technologies with cost-saving potential.
"Raytheon ... |
| | | 11/17/10 | Raytheon Awarded $240 Million for Aegis Production| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) $240 million for production and delivery of critical components of the Aegis weapons system for the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers.
Under the contract, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) will provide production, engineering and support services for four ship sets of the AN/SPY-1D(V) transmitter group and MK99 Mod 8 Fire Control System. The radar and fire control system equi... |
| | | 11/15/10 | UK Selects Raytheon BBN Technologies' Wearable Shooter-Detection System for Field Trials| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov., 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) BBN Technologies' Boomerang Warrior-X wearable shooter-detection system has been selected by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) for field trials related to urgent operational requirements.
The selection follows an assessment by the MOD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory that included Boomerang Warrior-X and several other wearable shooter-detection systems. The study found that Boomer... |
| | | 11/11/10 | Wounded Warrior Project Expands IT Skills Training, Incorporating Cybersecurity, to Increase Opportunities for Injured Veterans Returning Home| Raytheon provides the WWP's largest-ever financial grant - $2.5 million over five years; Cisco extends long-standing commitment with technology for new virtual training program
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Cisco announced Thursday a joint effort to both expand the Wounded Warrior Project's (WWP) education initiatives and support the development of a new cybersecurity training program. The effort will include the expansion of current,... |
| | | 11/10/10 | Raytheon Named Learning Industry Leader by Top Research and Advisory Firm| DALLAS, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), was named an industry leader by research and advisory firm Nelson Hall. The firm's 2010 "Targeting Learning Business Process Outsourcing Report" positioned RPS favorably among 25 competitors in the learning business process outsourcing (LBPO) market.
Nelson Hall defines LBPO as the management of core multi-vendor learning administration services by a third party... |
| | | 11/10/10 | Japanese Troops Successful in Patriot Test Firings| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (JASDF) successfully concluded its annual training exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas. The exercise included target engagement and successful test firings of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System in tactical mission configurations. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) provided operational support for JASDF's Annual Service Practice (ASP).
"It's a great team effort by JASDF, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI)... |
| | | 11/08/10 | Raytheon MathMovesU(R) Celebrates Five Years of Middle School Math Success: Launches New Website With Interactive Games, Activities and Learning Tools| Raytheon and its employees deliver more than $30 million to students, teachers and schools over the past five years; Sum of all Thrills(TM) at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot(R) marks first anniversary
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the company's signature MathMovesU program by launching a new MathMovesU website Monday. This expanded resource provides an interactive online destination for middle school students... |
| | | 11/08/10 | Raytheon-Boeing JAGM Team Verifies Rocket Motor During Flight Test| Team now 6-for-6 in flight testing
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) completed the third company-funded missile launch of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The test sets the stage for Raytheon and Boeing to enter engineering and manufacturing development (EMD).
"The government's requirements for the competitive prototyping flyoff were to fire three preliminary design review configur... |
| | | 11/04/10 | Raytheon Expands Cybersecurity Portfolio with Acquisition of Trusted Computer Solutions| WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has acquired Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS),a privately held company that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of cross-domain, operating system and network security solutions. The acquisition is the seventh transaction related to the cybersecurity market for Raytheon since 2007, further advancing the company's ability to deliver the end-to-end cyber solutions required to combat the most sophisticated threats tha... |
| | | 11/04/10 | U.S. Air Force Transitions F-15C Raytheon AESA Radar-Equipped Aircraft to Japan| EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Installation and acceptance testing of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar on 10 U.S. Air Force F-15C aircraft is now complete. Four of these aircraft recently transitioned from Langley Air Force Base, Va. to Kadena Air Base, Japan.
"This advanced radar technology upgrade brings a robust and affordable high-performance AESA to the F-15C air-to-air variant," said Steve Schwarzkopf, dire... |
| | | 11/02/10 | Raytheon's Space Fence Program Completes Critical Milestone| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed a successful system design review (SDR) for the Space Fence program. Space Fence will provide the U.S. Air Force enhanced space surveillance capability to track and detect space objects.
"As our nation's defense becomes increasingly more dependent on the space domain, a system like Space Fence will be a critical component in the Space Surveillance Network, tracking tens of thousands of object... |
| | | 11/02/10 | Raytheon Completes Software Specification Review for GPS OCX| AURORA, Colo., Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) team has successfully completed a key design review of the Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced Control Segment (OCX), signaling the team's readiness to proceed with the next development phase of the program.
Nearly 70 representatives from the government, aerospace and System Engineering and Integration, a contractor for the GPS Wing, recently completed a three-day software specification review at Raytheon's ... |
| | | 11/01/10 | Raytheon to Provide Improved Track Correlation and Fusion Capability| TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $3.3 million contract modification to develop and install a sensor tracking correlation system that will provide improved intelligence and information sharing to the Joint Interagency Task Force South.
Raytheon will provide JIATF South with a track correlation system consisting of a multisensor correlation, intelligence fusion, and information-sharing capability as part of the Joint Oper... |
| | | 11/01/10 | Raytheon to Upgrade U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard F-16 Displays| INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has won a contract to upgrade the Center Display Unit (CDU) of U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard F-16 aircraft. The initial contract value is $3.1 million for system integration and pre-production units. The contract includes options for production of up to 120 systems per year for five years.
The Raytheon CDU will replace multiple analog flight instrument displays currently used in the F-16 cockpi... |
| | | 10/29/10 | U.S. Navy Awards Raytheon $14.8 Million for Helicopter Protection System| INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Department of the Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $14.8 million contract to produce dual pod countermeasures dispensers for U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters. Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) will manufacture the units at its Indianapolis operation.
Aircrews will use the pods to dispense chaff and flares to counter incoming missiles. The dual pods will replace cur... |
| | | 10/29/10 | Raytheon Appoints Daniel J. Crowley President of Network Centric Systems; Announces Retirement of Colin J.R. Schottlaender| WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has appointed Daniel J. Crowley president of Raytheon Network Centric Systems (NCS), effective November 1, 2010. Crowley succeeds Colin J.R. Schottlaender, NCS president since August 2002, who will retire from Raytheon on Dec. 31, 2010. As Crowley transitions into his new role, Schottlaender will work with him during the interim period prior to Schottlaender's retirement date. Raytheon Network Centric Systems is... |
| | | 10/29/10 | Japan Achieves Third Ballistic Missile Intercept Using Raytheon Standard Missile-3| PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) achieved its third ballistic missile intercept using a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-3.
During Thursday's test, which marked the 18th SM-3 intercept, the SM-3 Block IA missile engaged and destroyed a medium-range ballistic missile target more than 100 miles above the Pacific Ocean.
Personnel at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facili... |
| | | 10/28/10 | Raytheon Reports Third Quarter Results| - Adjusted EPS of $1.36, up 9 percent; reported EPS from continuing operations was $1.71(1)
- Adjusted operating margin of 12.9 percent, up 60 basis points; reported operating margin was 11.9 percent(1)
- Net sales of $6.3 billion
- Operating cash flow from continuing operations of $413 million
- After the quarter close, the Company issued $2.0 billion in long-term debt, exercised the call notice for $678 million of debt maturing in 2012 and 2013 and made a $750 million discretionary cash co... |
| | | 10/27/10 | Raytheon's Advanced Airborne Optical Sensor System Studied for Missile Defense Application| MCKINNEY, Texas, Oct. 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) advanced Airborne Optical Sensor system is now an integral part of the Missile Defense Agency's experimentation with forward-deployed, advanced infrared sensors for missile defense applications.
"Raytheon is proud to provide this technology to the Missile Defense Agency," said Tim Carey, vice president for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems. "Our Airborne Optical Sensor system allows o... |
| | | 10/27/10 | Missile Defense Agency Selects Raytheon to Provide New Missile Defense Radar| $190 million award for eighth AN/TPY-2 rada
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $190 million fixed price incentive fee contract to construct, integrate and test a new Army/Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) radar. The AN/TPY-2 is the most capable and reliable radar currently deployed to defend against the ballistic missile threat.
"The AN/TPY-2 provides a critical Ballistic Missile ... |
| | | 10/27/10 | Raytheon's Multi-Spectral Targeting System Delivers High-Definition Image Capability| MCKINNEY, Texas, Oct. 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is upgrading sensors with enhanced target location accuracy and high-definition imaging.
"This is an important upgrade for our Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems family of sensors as we continue to provide high-performance, state-of-the-art technology for the warfighter," said Tim Carey, vice president for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems. "Target location accuracy will allow soldiers to... |
| | | 10/26/10 | Raytheon-Boeing Team Completes JAGM Launcher, Missiles Flight Testing on Super Hornet| WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) completed flight testing of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile's fixed-wing launcher and Instrumented Measurement Vehicle on the Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft.
An IMV is the same size, shape and mass as an all-up JAGM round, and it contains equipment that evaluates JAGM's performance during a mission. The flight tests are a crucial first step toward qualifying JA... |
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