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  • DARPA Taps Raytheon BBN to Help Develop Causal Exploration Tech for Military Planners - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Taps Raytheon BBN to Help Develop Causal Exploration Tech for Military Planners

    A Raytheon subsidiary has been selected to develop tools for military planners to examine and address causal factors that trigger conflict situations as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-led program. Raytheon BBN Technologies aims to use artificial intelligence and machine learning methods to produce a modeling platform for DARPA’s Causal Exploration of Complex Operational Environments program, […] More

  • Raytheon Launches Abu Dhabi, UAE-Based Subsidiary - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Launches Abu Dhabi, UAE-Based Subsidiary

    Raytheon has created an aerospace and defense subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates to mark its 30th year of partnership with the country’s government. John Brauneis, formerly vice president for supply chain management at Raytheon, will serve as chief executive of the Abu Dhabi-based Raytheon Emirates business, the company said Wednesday. Brauneis said the subsidiary aims […] More

  • DSS Gives Raytheon 'Superior' Security Rating for Missile Systems Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DSS Gives Raytheon ‘Superior’ Security Rating for Missile Systems Plant

    Raytheon has announced its missile systems production facility in Tucson, Arizona, has obtained a “superior” security rating from the Defense Security Service for the sixth consecutive year. The company said Wednesday it received a score of 851 from a week-long audit of the plant, 14 points away from a perfect score. DSS gives the superior rating to industry […] More

  • Raytheon-Led Team to Build Superconducting Computing Tech for IARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-Led Team to Build Superconducting Computing Tech for IARPA Program

    An industry team led by Raytheon‘s BBN Technologies business has begun to develop a superconducting computing prototype for cryogenic memory arrays and scalable control architecture under a contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. Raytheon said Tuesday the team integrated a superconducting switch with a cryogenic memory element during a demonstration of the superconducting/ferromagnetic memory […] More

  • Air Force Tests Raytheon-Built Military GPS Receiver Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Tests Raytheon-Built Military GPS Receiver Tech

    The U.S. Air Force has conducted a military-code global positioning system test using a Raytheon receiver technology designed to facilitate connectivity between multiple vehicle platforms and the service branch’s GPS network. Raytheon said Tuesday its MAGR-2K-M receiver was tested onboard a B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as part of a government-led GPS modernization initiative. The effort aims to update […] More

  • Pivotal, Raytheon Form Partnership to Support DoD’s Software Devt, Cloud Adoption Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pivotal, Raytheon Form Partnership to Support DoD’s Software Devt, Cloud Adoption Efforts

    Raytheon has teamed up with Pivotal Software to help the Defense Department expedite the development of new software platforms and transition legacy applications to cloud environments. Raytheon said Tuesday it has joined the San Francisco, California-based software firm’s Pivotal Ready Partner Program as part of the partnership to deliver new technology capabilities to the military. […] More

  • Research and Markets: Border Security & Terrorism Concerns to Drive Global C5ISR Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Border Security & Terrorism Concerns to Drive Global C5ISR Market Growth

    Research and Markets has unveiled a new report that forecasts a 3 percent compound annual growth rate for the worldwide command, control, communications, computing, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems through 2023. The company said Monday the global C5ISR market is projected to reach $1.36 billion in 2023 from $1.10 billion last year.   Increased […] More

  • Aerospace Industries Association Unveils 2018 Board of Governors Members - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace Industries Association Unveils 2018 Board of Governors Members

    The Aerospace Industries Association has named at least 20 executives from the government contracting sector to its board of governors for 2018. Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, will succeed Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg as chairman of AIA, the trade group said Monday. William Brown, chairman, president and CEO of Harris, will serve as […] More

  • Romania Signs Purchase Agreement for Lockheed PAC-3 MSE Missiles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Romania Signs Purchase Agreement for Lockheed PAC-3 MSE Missiles

    The government of Romania has signed an agreement to buy Lockheed Martin-built Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors and related equipment from the U.S. government. Scott Arnold, vice president and deputy of integrated air and missile defense at Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, said in a statement published Thursday the company is honored […] More

  • DoD Taps Lockheed to Design New Heavily Armed Surface Combatant for Saudi Arabia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Taps Lockheed to Design New Heavily Armed Surface Combatant for Saudi Arabia

    Lockheed Martin has received a $22.7 million contract from the Defense Department to transform the design of current Freedom-class littoral combat ships into a heavily armed multi-mission surface combatant, USNI News reported Thursday. The contractor secured the award via a potential $20 billion foreign military sales deal with Saudi Arabia for various arms such as […] More

  • Romania Inks Agreement for Raytheon Missile Defense System Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Romania Inks Agreement for Raytheon Missile Defense System Procurement

    Romania’s government has signed a letter of offer and acceptance agreement to buy a Raytheon-built integrated air and missile defense system from the U.S. Army. Raytheon said Wednesday the LOA agreement for the Patriot system lays the groundwork for contract negotiations between the U.S. government and the company in an effort to help Romania adopt the missile […] More

  • Raytheon Lands $60M Air Force Laser-Guided Weapons Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Lands $60M Air Force Laser-Guided Weapons Support Contract

    Raytheon has received a potential $59.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide support equipment and services for the service branch’s Enhanced Paveway II laser-guided bombs. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company’s missile systems business will perform work under the sole-source contract in Tucson, Arizona through Feb. 28, 2019. Modern variants of the Raytheon-built Paveway bomb […] More