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As outlined by service leaders at the Air Force Association's annual Air, Space & Cyber conference, the USAF must innovate rapidly and maintain a grueling tempo to keep its qualitative [...]

Raytheon has delivered the first Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) pod to the US Navy (USN), enabling the service to begin ground and aircraft integration testing.The [...]

Byline: contractGARRETT REIM LOS ANGELES Raytheon is to replace the mechanically scanned radar design currently used by the US Air Force's (USAF's) Boeing B-52H strategic bombers with an active electronically [...]

After winning a contract in June 2018 to develop and produce the Lockheed Martin F-35's next-generation electro-optical distributed aperture system (DAS), Raytheon is now looking at also installing the technology [...]

Byline: maintenancecraig hoyle londonLong-term deal will keepRAF surveillance fleet flying until retirement, with major modernisation nearing confirmationRaytheon UK has been awarded a [pounds sterling]250 million ($315 million) contract to support [...]

Byline: requirementleigh giangreco washington dc Tight timetable and advanced technology limit candidates for precision-strike missile The US Air Force has narrowed its search for a new hypersonic strike weapon for [...]

Byline: Stephen TrimbleWashington DC The US Air Force's primary o f fensive missile shows little sign of running out of momentum, but what are its targets after AMRAAM to ensure [...]

Byline: electronic warfarejames drew washington dc Replacement for vintage ALQ-99 payload moves into engineering development phase, under $1bn deal with Raytheon Raytheon will supply 15 next-generation jammer (NGJ) prototype pods [...]

In February or early March, a combat-coded F-35A from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB will release an inert, laser-guided bomb at the nearby Utah Test and Training Range. [...]

Israel will embark on a 'deep' upgrade of its Boeing F-15I Ra'am fleet as it looks to maintain the type as the backbone of its air force's strike capability, despite [...]

Byline: modificationjames drew washington dc New digital rotary launcher will allow aircraft to carry guided JASSM-ER and MALD munitions Boeing has delivered six modified rotary launchers for the US Air [...]

BAE Systems is protesting the US Navy's decision to award rival Raytheon a $270 million technology development contract for the service's Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) programme. Raytheon was awarded a [...]

CONTRACT DAVE MAJUMDAR WASHINGTON DC Boeing has been awarded a $17 million contract to help support the integration of Raytheon's next generation jammer (NGJ) pod with the airframer's EA-18G Growler [...]

Byline: CONTRACT DAVE MAJUMDAR WASHINGTON DC Company will enter technology development phase to supply NGJ pods for EA-18G electronic attack aircraft from 2020 The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a [...]

Byline: MUNITIONS The US Air Force intends to award Boeing a contract to develop and test a new laser-guided version of its 113kg (250lb) small diameter bomb (SDB). The new [...]

DEVELOPMENT dave majumdar WASHINGTON DC Raytheon's Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J) has completed operational testing, and while the results will not be available until 'this fall', the US Air Force [...]

selection South Korea has selected the Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) as part of a major upgrade to its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16C/D combat aircraft. Announced by Raytheon on [...]

Byline: MUNITIONS Dave Majumdar Washington DC NAVAIR insists post-testing software fix for AIM-9X Block II weapon will improve sole off-boresight performance issue Raytheon's AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder air-to-air missile has [...]

Byline: UNMANNED SYSTEMS South Korea has requested information on a possible $1.2 billion purchase of four Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles, plus associated equipment and services. The [...]

Raytheon submitted its contract proposal to the US Army to continue the development of its version of the Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) on 22 October. The service is [...]

The Netherlands has requested a potential $60 million purchase of Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, with the weapons to equip its Lockheed Martin F-16AM fighters. Detailed by the US Defense [...]

Raytheon and Israeli guided weapons specialist Rafael have signed a co-operation agreement to market the latter's Sparrow series of targets to the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and other countries. [...]

Byline: Programmes Dave Majumdar Washington DC US Department of Defense Up to 300 F-16s will gain new sensors for use from late 2018 Airframer selected to choose Northrop or Raytheon [...]

Byline: STEPHEN TRIMBLE washington DCCUTAWAY DRAWING TIM HALL & TIM BICHENO-BROWNBoeing's F-15SE, a competitive response to 'fifth generation' fighters, brings stealth to a type that has been in continuous production [...]

The Raytheon AN/AQS-22 airborne low frequency sonar (ALFS) has been chosen as the primary undersea warfare sensor for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)'s planned fleet of 24 Lockheed Martin MH-60R [...]

With hot competition from Russia and China, the US Air Force is working on a next-generation weapon. But the programme will be expensive, especially in a time of cuts Twenty [...]

Byline: stephen trimble washington dc New programmes in China and Russia have ratcheted up pressure on the US Air Force to replace ageing weapons with a next-generation missile, but cost [...]

Byline: UPGRADES STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC South Korea issues request for proposals asking Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to offer full suite of AESA modes South Korea has launched the competitive [...]

Byline: development A Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman team has revealed plans to compete for a contract to replace Raytheon's AIM-120 AMRAAM and AGM-88 HARM missiles, despite being shut out of a [...]

Missile mock-up shows AMRAAM-like body integrated with a ramjet MUNITIONS Raytheon reveals glimpse of future Raytheon has revealed a full-scale mock-up of one candidate that could replace its AIM-120 AMRAAM [...]

Steps to prepare the UK Royal Air Force's Panavia Tornado GR4 strike aircraft to deploy Raytheon Systems' Paveway IV precision-guided bomb have reached an advanced stage, with BAE Systems having [...]

Raytheon has secured fresh co-operation agreements with Indian industry, as the US manufacturer moves to pursue business opportunities linked to India's pending acquisitions of new medium fighters, maritime patrol aircraft [...]

Bell's ARH-70 could receive a new EO/IR payload The US Army has selected a Raytheon sensor to re-equip its Bell Helicopter ARH-70 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter fleet that will eventually number [...]

Raytheon has defended its claim as sole radar supplier for the US Air Force Boeing F-15 fleet, beating a rival bid by Northrop Grumman for an active array upgrade contract. [...]

n Raytheon is to produce 414 AIM-9M-2 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles for Egypt and 182 for Taiwan under a $54.7 million contract. TCOM is to produce one low-altitude surveillance system for [...]

Boeing and Northrop Grumman are in talks to team for the critical $500 million Battle Management Command, Control and Intelligence (BMC2I) element of the US Air Force's Multi Sensor Command [...]

The US Navy is experiencing software reliability problems with the initial batch of Raytheon ASQ-228 ATFLIR targeting pods equipping the first Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets bound for the Gulf region. [...]

The new Scottish air traffic control (ATC) centre at Prestwick will extend its airspace coverage southward by 150km (80nm) into the present London Flight Information Region (FIR), says UK National [...]

Northrop Grumman has tested an expendable capsule that could be used to launch unmanned air vehicles (UAV) from submerged submarines. The first of three planned tests of the stealthy affordable [...]

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon expect to be awarded a contract by mid-October to begin developing an active array antenna for the B-2 Spirit bomber, rekindling interest in a Block 40 [...]

n Rockwell Collins is to supply flat-panel multifunction displays for 1,200 or more upgraded USArmy Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks under a contract valued at over $225 million (Flight International, 6-12 [...]

The US Navy is expected to submit a report recommending against changes to its planned acquisition of Raytheon ASQ-228 ATFLIR targeting pods for the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet and F/A-18E/F Super [...]

The US Army is seeking funding to begin Raytheon Loitering Attack Munition-Aviation (LAM-A) flight tests next year. It aims to prove the concept of an airborne-launched long-range missile that can [...]

n Thales Avionics is to modify the flight controls on the Bombardier Global Express platform for the Airborne Stand Off Radar system under development by Raytheon for the UKMinistry of [...]

The first successful hit-to-kill intercept by the Sea-Based Midcourse Defence (SMD) system has boosted the USNavy's chances of playing a key role in the Bush administration's plan for a layered [...]

Raytheon has won a $38.6 million contract to develop laser radar (LADAR) sensor technology for the next generation of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization interceptors as part of the US Army's [...]

nEElbit Systems has received an $18 million contract to supply Lizard laser guided bombs to the Italian air force for its Alenia/Embraer AMX fleet. Deliveries will last three years. nECanada's [...]

Graham Warwick/Washington DC Information is everything - in commerce and in warfare - and the technology that enabled the internet explosion is now empowering military commanders. 'There is a real [...]

++EricssonMicrowave Systems has won an order from the French arms procurement agency, the DGA, to supply a Giraffe AMBair defence surveillance radar. ++ L-3 Communications has won a $6.5 million [...]

Peter La Franchi/Canberra The Australian Department of Defence is to seek funding for a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) buy as part of the 2004 defence [...]