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  • Gerard Hueber: Raytheon Expands Missile Defense Portfolio, Dev't Process for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gerard Hueber: Raytheon Expands Missile Defense Portfolio, Dev’t Process for Navy

    Gerard Hueber, vice president of business development for naval and area mission defense at Raytheon, has said the company has modernized its product development and sustainment processes for missile defense systems, Navy Recognition reported Monday. Hueber noted in an interview that Raytheon is adding new technologies such as active guidance systems in its product portfolio […] More

  • Raytheon Gets Navy Phalanx Weapon System Support Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Gets Navy Phalanx Weapon System Support Order

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $48.1 million delivery order to provide logistics support for the service branch’s Phalanx close-in-weapon system. Raytheon’s missile systems business will furnish and manage Phalanx systems for contract line items under performance metrics prescribed in response to a fleet requisition, the  Defense Department said Monday. Work under the sole-source order will occur […] More

  • Raytheon Evaluates Electric Gun for Phalanx Close-In Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Evaluates Electric Gun for Phalanx Close-In Weapon System

    Raytheon has tested an updated electric gun that will be integrated on a company-built radar-guided weapon system against ballistic missiles as part of a series of “tech refresh” projects. The company said Tuesday the updates to the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System were implemented to help sailors and soldiers fire weapons at varying rates and consume less ammunition. Phalanx uses […] More

  • Raytheon to Continue Logistics Support for Navy Phalanx Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Continue Logistics Support for Navy Phalanx Weapon System

    Raytheon has received an 18-month, $45.4 million delivery order to supply repaired and new units of the Phalanx close-in-weapon system to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Wednesday the Navy issued the order as a bridge action under a previously awarded contract for performance-based logistics support of Phalanx to procure line-item units in compliance with the service branch’s fleet […] More

  • Raytheon to Manufacture Naval Strike Missile Launchers at Kentucky Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Manufacture Naval Strike Missile Launchers at Kentucky Facility

    Raytheon has been selected to manufacture the Naval Strike Missile at a company facility in Louisville, Kentucky under an initial contract with Norway-based Kongsberg Defence Systems. Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon said Wednesday it will also conduct final assembly, integration and tests of the NSM at a site in Tucson, Arizona. Taylor Lawrence, Raytheon missile systems president, said the contract will help create additional job opportunities while providing launchers […] More

  • Report: Babcock to Include Raytheon Tech in Laser Directed-Energy Weapon Offering for U.K. - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Babcock to Include Raytheon Tech in Laser Directed-Energy Weapon Offering for U.K.

      Babcock‘s proposed system for the British defense science and technology laboratory’s Laser Directed Energy Weapon Capability Demonstrator program will incorporate the Raytheon-built Phalanx air defense technology, Flightglobal reported Thursday. Beth Stevenson writes the LDEW-CD competition seeks a 20-millimeter laser-equipped Gatling machine gun designed to counter potential airborne threats, including unmanned aircraft systems, to naval ships. The report said the Babcock offering […] More

  • Raytheon to Provide Engineering, Technical Support for Navy’s Phalanx Weapon Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Provide Engineering, Technical Support for Navy’s Phalanx Weapon Systems

    Raytheon has been awarded a $42.2 million contract modification with the U.S. Navy to exercise options for support to the Phalanx weapon systems designed to counter anti-ship missile threats. Raytheon will perform design agent engineering and technical support services on Phalanx and SeaRAM for the U.S. as well as Turkey, Australia, Japan, Canada, U.K., South Korea, Bahrain, Pakistan and […] More