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The upgrade will “increase the air surveillance capability for the system. This effort will further enhance the air surveillance mission software capabilities,” an Air Force spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
By Aaron Mehta and Michael MarrowThe joint venture plans to break ground on the new facility before the end of the year and start producing missiles in 2025.
By Lee Ferran“I think once we get towards the end of next year, and they [the MoD] really do have the system in their hands, that will to be the timeframe where they’re really able to nail down what those [production] requirements are,” said Nicole Roberts, programme manager for high energy laser weapons at Raytheon.
By Tim MartinA Raytheon spokesperson said an upgraded domestic variant of the missile would be fielded “by the end of the year,” with an international variant expected to pass a critical milestone in “late 2023 or early 2024.”
By Michael Marrow“We have to try to work on accelerating our build timelines,” Kremer said of fast-tracking critical defense articles. “But I think [governments] have to also take on the challenge of, how do you get the industry under contracts quicker.”
By Aaron MehtaAdvanced solutions for a layered defense against complex threats.
By RaytheonWes Kremer, the head of the newly reorganized Raytheon company under RTX, tells Breaking Defense that the company eliminated 60 to 70 percent of situations where there was overlap among business units with its new structure.
By Aaron MehtaUS government alignment and international demand drive business reorganization.
By Tom Laliberty, RaytheonCooling needs for the Joint Strike Fighter have taxed the F-35’s engine beyond its design specifications, prompting a need for separate upgrades to its powerplant and cooling system that Raytheon sees as an opening.
By Michael MarrowThe company, just 55 employees strong, boasts a unique approach to additive manufacturing of lightweight, versatile composites well-suited to aerospace applications from fighter aircraft and drones to hypersonics.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Raytheon executives said they see improvement for components like electronics, though shortages continue for castings, rocket motors and other key parts.
By Michael MarrowThe contract is part of a larger deal, cumulatively worth $3.2 billion, the Navy and Raytheon inked in 2022.
By Justin KatzHALO is the follow-on program to the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, produced by Lockheed and used on both Navy and Air Force warplanes.
By Justin Katz