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US Army can rely on Patriot readiness as world events evolve TEWKSBURY, Mass., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) received a $115.9 million contract to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Through this contract, Raytheon will continue to deliver ongoing capability enhancements in support of the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales customers as they rely on their Patriot systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. The...

Second rocket motor source certified PARIS, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) continues to exceed renegotiated delivery schedule requirements of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) to the U.S. Air Force following the renewal of contract payments in December 2012, a successful live-fire test and certification of a second rocket motor source. Nammo Group, the second AMRAAM rocket motor source based in Raufoss, Norway, was officially...

Technical improvements to address current and evolving threats PARIS, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has started delivering a new release of software, Post Deployment Build-7 (PDB-7), to its worldwide Patriot customer base. PDB-7 is the latest in a series of software deployment builds revolutionizing the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130617/NE32571-a ) (Photo:...

Weapons score well in flight tests PARIS, June 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) recently completed a four-year development program of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD(®)-J) under budget. As part of the development program, the MALD and MALD-J flew a total of 30 successful engineering and operational flight tests with a perfect 30-for-30 record. The MALD-J's flight test record was 15-for-15 of that total. "The MALD program...

Active electronically scanned array portfolio also achieves more than 400,000 operational flight hours on multiple platforms worldwide PARIS, June 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today it has delivered more than 500 tactical active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars for multiple platforms worldwide -- an industry first. The company's AESA portfolio -- including the APG-79, APG-63(V)3 and APG-82(V)1 radars -- has also achieved more than...

Advanced Warfighter Awareness for Real-time Engagement line of advanced situational products being featured PARIS, June 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon is featuring its AWARE line of advanced situational awareness products at the International Paris Air Show. The Advanced Warfighter Awareness for Real-time Engagement (AWARE) systems use cutting-edge helmet, cockpit and vehicle-mounted smart displays to give air and ground warfighters intuitive networking capability. (Photo:...

Partnership on F-15 aircraft spans more than 40 years EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing Company has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a follow-on contract for the sixth production lot of APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array radars for United States Air Force and Air National Guard F-15C aircraft. "We have been a partner on the F-15 for more than 40 years," said Mark Kula, vice president of Tactical Airborne Systems for Raytheon's Space and...

New capabilities reduce radio emissions and improve performance MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), under a contract modification from the U.S. Army, is adding new capabilities to the Identification Friend or Foe interrogator to reduce Radio Frequency (RF) emissions and enhance target identification for the warfighter. "We understood that the warfighter needed an improved identification capability, so Raytheon is both increasing the...

US Army could use existing vehicular radios to fill need for tactical wireless Internet MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) jam-resistant, battlefield radio recently transmitted data securely over the air to more than 30 Stryker combat vehicles, proving that it could meet the U.S. Army's need for a tactical wireless Internet via a vehicle-mounted mobile radio system. The EXF1915, an upgraded version of Enhanced Position Location...

New missile will join Patriot's family of combat-proven GEM-T and PAC-3 interceptors to counter advanced evolving threats TEWKSBURY, Mass., June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully test fired the PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) missile at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "Patriot continues to successfully demonstrate its advanced capabilities of integrating new technologies," said Sanjay...