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  • Raytheon-Backed Laser Radar Data System Gets US Patent - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-Backed Laser Radar Data System Gets US Patent

    Raytheon has received a patent from the U.S. government for a system that works to collect real-time distance and speed readings from the laser radar-generated data stream. Joe Marron, a Raytheon optical engineer, invented the technology that received the U.S. patent number 10,000,000, the company said Tuesday. Marron and the company filed a patent application […] More

  • Lockheed Taps Raytheon for F-35 Sensor Development Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Taps Raytheon for F-35 Sensor Development Work

    Raytheon has been chosen to develop a sensor technology for F-35 pilots to obtain situational awareness and detect threats in battlespace. Lockheed Martin said Wednesday it picked Raytheon after a competitive process for the development of the Distributed Aperture System starting with the fighter program’s lot 15. Greg Ulmer, vice president and general manager of the F-35 program at Lockheed, […] More

  • Raytheon, Safran Partner to Develop Combat Vehicle Sighting Tech; Kim Ernzen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Safran Partner to Develop Combat Vehicle Sighting Tech; Kim Ernzen Comments

    Raytheon and France-based military electronics maker Safran have partnered to develop sighting systems intended for combat vehicles. Both companies signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate their electro-optical and inertial measurement unit technologies to produce a forward-looking infrared sighting device, Raytheon said Wednesday. Kim Ernzen, vice president of Raytheon’s land warfare systems business, the integrated technology will work to […] More

  • Raytheon-Kongsberg Team to Build Weapon System for Navy 'Over-the-Horizon' Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-Kongsberg Team to Build Weapon System for Navy ‘Over-the-Horizon’ Mission

    Raytheon has partnered with Kongsberg Gruppen to produce a missile system intended for over-the-horizon defense missions onboard the U.S. Navy‘s littoral combat ships and frigates. The military service picked the companies’ joint Naval Strike Missile offering to support OTH missions under a potential $847.6 million contract, Raytheon said Friday. Taylor Lawrence, president of Raytheon’s missile systems business, said the team […] More

  • John Harris: Raytheon Seeks to Expand Patriot Missile System's Customer Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Harris: Raytheon Seeks to Expand Patriot Missile System’s Customer Base

    Raytheon expects to increase the number of international customers for the Patriot missile defense platform after the Trump administration introduced policies to help domestic manufacturers sell weapon systems to U.S. allies, Bloomberg reported Friday. John Harris, CEO of Raytheon’s international business, told the publication in an interview that Poland’s signing of a $4.75 billion contract to buy the system […] More

  • Raytheon to Invest $100M for Future Radar Production Facility at Mississippi Campus - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Invest $100M for Future Radar Production Facility at Mississippi Campus

    Raytheon plans to invest $100 million to establish a radar production facility at its manufacturing center in Forest, Miss., in efforts to increase its footprint in the region. The company said Thursday it will use the building to build, test and integrate S-band radars for programs such as the AN/SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar of […] More

  • Raytheon Gets $59M NASA Contract Modification for JPSS Ground System Upgrades - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Gets $59M NASA Contract Modification for JPSS Ground System Upgrades

    Raytheon‘s intelligence, information and services business has received a $59.2 million modification from NASA to address additional requirements under a previously awarded contract for weather satellite ground system support. NASA said Friday the modification increases the potential value of Raytheon’s Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System contract to $1.9 billion and covers a new  technical baseline for […] More

  • Frost & Sullivan: US Defense Satellite Market to Reach $30B by 2023 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frost & Sullivan: US Defense Satellite Market to Reach $30B by 2023

    A new Frost & Sullivan analysis predicts the U.S. market for defense satellites will experience a 10.3 percent compound annual growth rate and reach approximately $30.3 billion in the next five years. The market research firm said Tuesday the potential market growth can be attributed to the Defense Department’s efforts to strengthen its satellite infrastructure through modernization, program funding […] More

  • Raytheon Wins Army Mission Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Wins Army Mission Support Contract

    Raytheon has received a five-year, $25.3 million contract to provide mission support services to the U.S. Army. The service branch obligated $1.4 million at the time of award from its operations and maintenance funds for fiscal 2018, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work will take place at Fort Irwin in California through June 29, 2023. The Army Contracting Command received […] More

  • Coast Guard Uses Satellites, Sensors to Back Arctic-Based Comms, Situational Awareness - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard Uses Satellites, Sensors to Back Arctic-Based Comms, Situational Awareness

    The U.S. Coast Guard uses sensor technologies and satellites to perform communications, situational awareness, navigation and remote sensing operations in the Arctic region, National Defense reported Tuesday. A 2018 report by the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center says some of the technologies the Coast Guard uses for navigation and domain awareness include personal locator beacons; long-rang […] More

  • Raytheon to Produce Radar Warning Receivers Under $90M Air Force FMS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Produce Radar Warning Receivers Under $90M Air Force FMS Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a potential five-year, $90 million contract to manufacture radar warning receiver systems to fullfill production requirements under a foreign military sales transaction. Raytheon’s self protect systems business will fabricate, integrate, test and deliver AN/ALR‐69A receivers through the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. DoD noted the company will receive $51.5 million from Japanese FMS funds upon […] More

  • Raytheon Recognizes Kratos For Supplier Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Recognizes Kratos For Supplier Support Services

    Raytheon‘s integrated defense systems business has recognized the services of a unit of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions as an outstanding supplier. Kratos said Tuesday its microwave electronics division (KMED) was among 56 companies that received 4-star honors during the Supplier Excellence Conference that Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems held on May 17. Kratos Microwave Electronics Division was selected […] More