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Raytheon Delivers 2,000th Tomahawk Block IV Cruise Missile to U.S. Navy

021110-N-0000X-002 China Lake, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2002) -- A Tactical "Tomahawk" Block IV cruise missile, conducts a controlled flight test over the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) western test range complex in southern California. During the second such test flight, the missile successfully completed a vertical underwater launch, flew a fully guided 780-mile course, and impacted a designated target structure as planned. The Tactical Tomahawk, the next generation of Tomahawk cruise missile, adds the capability to reprogram the missile while in-flight to strike any of 15 preprogrammed alternate targets, or redirect the missile to any Global Positioning System (GPS) target coordinates. It also will be able to loiter over a target area for some hours, and with its on-board TV camera, will allow the war fighting commanders to assess battle damage of the target, and, if necessary redirect the missile to any other target. Launched from the Navy's forward-deployed ships and submarines, Tactical Tomahawk will provide a greater flexibility to the on-scene commander. Tactical Tomahawk is scheduled to join the fleet in 2004. U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 25, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — In a significant production milestone, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered the 2,000th Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile to the U.S. Navy.

“Tomahawk Block IV provides the Navy with a combat-proven weapon that plays a [...]

France To Purchase 260 Javelin Missiles From U.S.

By PIERRE TRAN
Published: 22 Feb 2010 07:23

PARIS – French Defense Minister Hervé Morin said Feb. 22 the ministerial investment committee has decided to buy a batch of 260 Javelin missiles and 76 launchers from the U.S. government through the Foreign [...]

Raytheon Awarded $58 Million for Patriot Tactical Missile Upgrades

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $58.2 million contract for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical, or GEM-T, missiles.

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AAMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the contract to [...]

L&T, Raytheon in tie-up for T-72 refit

Indian Army T-72 at Tropex 2009 Military Exercise. Photo by Army Recognition.

Posted: Tue, Feb 16 2010. 10:44 PM IST

The two firms have submitted a joint proposal for working on the Indian Army’s main battle tank, which was originally designed by the Russians.

Utpal Bhaskar
New Delhi
Source: Live Mintcm

New Delhi: The country’s biggest engineering [...]

Raytheon’s Fish Hawk: A Game Changer for Anti-Submarine Warfare

Date posted: 02/02/2010
Source: Raytheon

For the first time in Asia, Raytheon Missile Systems will show a model of its Fish Hawk wing kit at the Singapore Air Show from Feb. 2 to 5. The Fish Hawk is Raytheon’s answer to the [...]

Magazine Ranks Raytheon Plant Among 10 Best in North America

Operators in a clean room at Raytheon SAS' Advanced Products Center in Dallas produce state-of-the-art radar components for the U.S. military.

DALLAS, Dec. 22, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Advanced Products Center has been recognized as one of the 10 best plants in North America by IndustryWeek magazine.

The award recognizes plants that are leaders in increasing operational efficiency and [...]

USAF Awards Raytheon $170 Million Contract for Infrared-Guided Maverick Missiles on behalf of UAE

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $170 million Foreign Military Sales contract to produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for the United Arab Emirates.

The AGM-65 Maverick family [...]

Kuwait Air Defense Forces Conduct Successful Patriot Test Firings

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ — The Kuwait Air Defense Forces successfully test fired Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Patriot Air and Missile Defense System against tactical ballistic missiles. The test firings were held last month at the Udairi Range in [...]

U.S. Army fires TALON Laser-Guided Rocket Rounds from OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

Demonstration addresses urgent U.S. Army operational need

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Dec. 22, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Army fired two TALON Laser-Guided Rocket guided test vehicle rounds during the Aviation Multi-Platform Munition Demonstration.

TALON LGR is a cooperative development effort [...]

Raytheon Receives $1.1 Billion Order to Advance Taiwan’s Patriot Capability

EWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 23, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received Foreign Military Sales contract awards totaling $1.1 billion to fund new production of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Taiwan. The awards include ground-system [...]

New Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Missile Achieves Two-for-Two in Testing

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 21, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A U.S. Air Force F-15C fired Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder advanced, infrared-guided air-to-air missile as part of the missile’s developmental testing program. The weapon successfully guided and passed within [...]

UK Awards Javelin Joint Venture $176 Million for Javelin Missile Rounds

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 17, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — The Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Javelin Joint Venture received a $176 million contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense for more than 1,300 Javelin missile rounds [...]

Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder Demonstrates Air-To-Surface Capability

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) demonstrated the capability to employ the AIM-9X Sidewinder advanced infrared-guided air-to-air missile to attack surface targets.

During a Sept. 23 test, an AIM-9X fired from a U.S. Air Force F-16C [...]

Raytheon’s Rolling Airframe Missile Completes Key Flight Tests

TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 23, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 successfully completed three instrumented test vehicle flights between April and October designed to demonstrate the system’s upgraded kinematic capabilities.

The tests focused on RAM’s rocket [...]

Raytheon Eyes International Contract Award for its F-16 AESA Radar

News Release

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 9, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) moves closer to its first international sale of RACR (Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar) following approval for the company to move forward with technical discussions with at least [...]

Japan Achieves Second Ballistic Missile Intercept Using Raytheon Standard Missile-3

KAUAI, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY — The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force achieved another ballistic missile intercept in space using a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)-built Standard Missile-3. During the Oct. 27 test, the SM-3 Block [...]

Raytheon Awarded More Than $100 Million For New Missile Defense System

Video here.

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 26, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded two contracts worth in excess of $100 million by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. to design and develop the David’s Sling Weapon System.

The DSWS is a [...]

Foreign demand for missiles helps boost Raytheon profit

The Lowell Sun
Updated: 10/23/2009 06:42:59 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Raytheon Co. said yesterday profit rose in the third quarter on increased demand for the defense contractor’s Patriot missile by foreign governments concerned about potential threats from other countries, and for [...]

Army Awards Raytheon $13 Million to Improve Situational Awareness for Pilots

MCKINNEY, Texas, Oct. 7, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $13 million contract to develop additional sensor prototypes for the Advanced Distributed Aperture System, which gives helicopter pilots 360-degree situational awareness.

The award is [...]

Javelin Joint Venture Awarded $214 Million Contract for Javelin Weapon System

News Release

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — The Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Javelin Joint Venture received a $214 million U.S. Army contract for the production of the Javelin Close Combat Weapon System. The contract [...]