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Raytheon demonstrated microwave and laser weapons systems for countering drone swarms at a U.S. Army experiment held at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in December, the Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday. Susan Kelly, Raytheon’s New Mexico site director, told the publication the demonstrations showcased the capacity of a ground-based weapon to simultaneously disable groups of two to three unmanned aerial vehicles […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has begun to solicit proposals for the second set of technology development activities, called “swarm sprints,” as part of an effort to build platforms for drone swarm operations. DARPA said Friday the second sprint of the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program will focus on the development of autonomy systems. OFFSET seeks to […] More
Two Northrop Grumman-built instruments onboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellite have been activated to perform post-launch data collection. The initial set of data from Northrop’s Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder and Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System Flight Model 6 will aid startup and checkout tests before NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System 1 reaches full operational status, […] More
Raytheon‘s BBN Technologies subsidiary has received a four-year, $45.5 million contract to develop a tool for the U.S. Transportation Command to examine the movement of military personnel and equipment. The Defense Department said Thursday work on the Analysis of Mobility Platform commenced Sunday and will continue through Sept. 30, 2022. Transcom’s acquisition directorate received one offer for […] More
The U.S. Army plans to have a contract in place by August for mission equipment packages to convert Stryker armored vehicles into short-range air defense systems and expects to have prototypes by the spring of 2019, Defense News reported Wednesday. Col. Chuck Worshim, project manager for cruise missile defense systems at the Army’s program executive […] More
Switzerland has unveiled a list of specifications for the country’s future combat aircraft and ground-based air defense system. The Swiss defense department said Friday its NKF combat aircraft should be able to protect the Swiss airspace and perform routine air policing missions continuously. The country is looking for an aircraft that can respond within minutes to […] More
Raytheon has moved to update its forward looking infrared targeting system that works to help U.S. Army detect targets through rain, smoke, fog and snow. The company said Monday its third-generation FLIR technology, called the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System, is designed to offer military personnel wide, medium, narrow and ultra-narrow fields of view. Clay Towery, a director […] More
Raytheon and the U.S. Army have completed a program and technical assessment for the service branch’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor. The program team aims to determine optimal frequency band, prime power, resiliency, reliability and maintainability requirements for LTAMDS, Raytheon said Tuesday. The effort also seeks to verify the sensor’s 360-degree surveillance and fire control capacity. […] More
Raytheon has received a two-year, $84.7 million delivery order for H-60 spare parts under a basic ordering agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency. The Defense Department said Tuesday Raytheon will deliver the items through Aug. 31, 2020 to support the U.S. Navy‘s helicopter platform. DLA’s aviation unit performed a sole-source acquisition process in accordance with […] More
Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, took part in a panel discussion at the Defense Technology and Security Conference organized by Saudi Arabian Military Industries in Washington, D.C. The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia said Tuesday Caret, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, discussed the defense value chain alongside Colin Mahoney, senior vice president of international and […] More
Raytheon‘s BBN Technologies subsidiary will support the Defense Advanced Research Agency‘s Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program through the development of a system for managing small autonomous air and ground vehicles. The controller technology will feature a visual graphical user designed to produce drone tactics, a game-based tactics simulator and a physical swarm testbed, Raytheon said Monday. Shane […] More
Raytheon‘s missile systems business has received a three-year, $36.8 million contract to provide lifecycle management and technical services needed to maintain a Tomahawk cruise missile depot facility for the U.S. Navy and U.K. government. Work covers depot maintenance, demilitarization preparation, system test operations, spare parts supply and repair services, the Defense Department said Friday. The Naval Air Systems Command will […] More
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