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  • Raytheon Test Flies DARPA's Close Air Support System; Tom Bussing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Test Flies DARPA’s Close Air Support System; Tom Bussing Comments

    Raytheon has been awarded an 18-month, $25.5 million contract to demonstrate Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s close-air support system in flight. The company has kicked off flight testing for DARPA’s Persistent Close Air Support program on an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft and connectivity tests with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, Raytheon said Wednesday. “PCAS will help reduce close air support response times from as […] More

  • Jay Stephens Wins First Cabot Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jay Stephens Wins First Cabot Award

    Jay Stephens, Raytheon senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, has won the first annual John G.L. Cabot Award for his advocacy of free enterprise principles. Stephens served as chair of New England Legal Foundation’s board of directors between 2007 and 2010, Raytheon said Friday. “No one epitomizes better than Jay Stephens the qualities that the John G.L. Cabot Award […] More

  • Raytheon VP Mark Russell Named an IEEE Fellow - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon VP Mark Russell Named an IEEE Fellow

    Mark Russell, vice president of engineering, technology and mission assurance at Raytheon, has been selected to join the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers fellowship program. The IEEE Fellow committee recognized Russell’s work on projects to develop radio frequency and microwave technologies for national security and defense applications, Raytheon said Thursday. IEEE awards the fellow […] More

  • Executive Profile: Eric Wieman, STG Civil Sector SVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Eric Wieman, STG Civil Sector SVP

    Eric Wieman serves as senior vice president of STG‘s civil sector, which comprises the software and systems development group, financial services group and the consulting and technical services group. Wieman joined the company in May as general manager of the systems design and development segment and now leads a business organization that offers software and systems design, development […] More

  • Rick Nelson: Raytheon, L-3 Combine Tech in Laser-Guided Remote Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rick Nelson: Raytheon, L-3 Combine Tech in Laser-Guided Remote Weapon System

    Raytheon and L-3 Communications have completed a new test on the TALON Rocket Remote Weapon System to demonstrate the target positioning and engagement functions of this laser-guided defense system for small ships. Rick Nelson, vice president of Raytheon’s naval and area mission defense products, said Wednesday TALON RRWS combines the uses of the TALON laser-guided rocket and L-3’s Advanced Remote Weapon […] More

  • Executive Profile: David Gore, NSA BD and Strategy Director at Raytheon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: David Gore, NSA BD and Strategy Director at Raytheon

    David Gore, serves as a director and business development executive for the intelligence and information systems segment at Raytheon, where he serves as the company’s National Security Agency account manager and senior capture manager for large cybersecurity and signals intelligence programs. The former NSA engineering intern has been a director at Raytheon since 2012 and joined the […] More

  • Raytheon Demos Griffin C Missile's Target Update System; Thomas Bussing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Demos Griffin C Missile’s Target Update System; Thomas Bussing Comments

    Raytheon has demonstrated the target update functions of its Griffin C missile when the system redirects to a new object during a flight test. The company performed the three-for-three flight tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona for the U.S. Navy‘s Littoral Combat Ship surface-to-surface missile module, Raytheon said Tuesday. “With its extended range motor, Griffin C’s increased capability addresses the need for a […] More

  • 23 Soldiers Graduate From Raytheon, GM, Army Training Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    23 Soldiers Graduate From Raytheon, GM, Army Training Program

    Raytheon, General Motors, and the U.S. Army have certified the first graduating class of their training program for soldiers that will transition into the private sector as service technicians for GM. Raytheon said Tuesday the first class in the 12-week “Shifting Gears” automotive technician training program produced 23 graduates who have received certification to work in GM dealerships across the U.S. […] More

  • Research and Markets Forecasts 5.4% CAGR for Environmental Sensors Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Forecasts 5.4% CAGR for Environmental Sensors Market

    Research and Markets has unveiled a new report on environmental sensors that details trends and factors the firm believes could affect market development in the next several years. The firm forecasts a 5.4 percent compound annual growth rate from 2013 to 2018 for the industry in devices used to sense, monitor, detect or identify air, soil and water quality, conditions […] More

  • Visiongain Sees Record Market Growth for Air Traffic Control Equipment Industry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain Sees Record Market Growth for Air Traffic Control Equipment Industry

    A new market analysis report from Visiongain says the air traffic control equipment is set for record growth in the next 10 years due to increased demand for air travel and an ever-crowded airspace. The “Air Traffic Control Equipment Market Forecast 2014-2024: Prospects for Next-Generation Air Traffic Control Systems, ADS-B, PBN and GNSS” report looked at several indicators and […] More

  • Navy Conducts 'Engage on Remote' Test of Raytheon SM-6 Interceptors; Mike Campisi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Conducts ‘Engage on Remote’ Test of Raytheon SM-6 Interceptors; Mike Campisi Comments

    A Raytheon-built missile interceptor system has used offboard targeting data to engage targets in a recent at-sea trial conducted by the U.S. Navy. Raytheon said Friday two Standard Missile-6 interceptors launched from a USS Chancellorsville ship by taking cues from another cruiser that was equipped with the Aegis missile defense system during the demonstration. According […] More