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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy achieved a first when it fired Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) combat-proven Griffin B missile from a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher. "Griffin enables sailors to defend against small, fast-moving surface craft employed by pirates and other non-traditional threats," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Air Warfare Systems product line. "Griffin provides warfighters with a powerful...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will highlight several significant milestones for the Tomahawk cruise missile at the 2012 Sea-Air-Space Exposition. "The government and our industry partners should be proud of the continued successes of Tomahawk including the 2,000th combat expenditure and the 500th flight test launch in 2011," said Captain Joe Mauser, the U.S. Navy's Tomahawk Weapons System program manager. "Tomahawk offers...

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) recently completed Demonstration Test 1 (DT-1), proving its ability to track targets and integrate with fire control and tactical data link systems. A series of demonstration tests were conducted at the Utah Training and Test Range from early November to mid-December 2011. The test included tracking moving ground and surface...

SINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army precisely engaged targets using the Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) Griffin B missile as part of a test to protect forward operating bases (FOBs) and small combat outposts. "Griffin enables ground forces to protect their locations by precisely engaging targets in a 360-degree radius," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Air Warfare Systems product line. "Griffin gives warfighters a combat-proven capability...

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $51.3 million contract to upgrade Patriot Advanced Capability-2 missiles to the Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) configuration. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the contract as a follow-on to AMCOM's Patriot missile continuous technology refreshment program initiated in 2000. "Patriot is the cornerstone of many nations' air and...

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) recently established a test site at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., for its cruise missile defense system - the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS). Brig. Gen. Ole Knudson, the U.S. Army's Program Executive Officer for Missiles and Space, along with representatives from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala.; White Sands Missile...

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a multimillion-dollar contract to provide International High-Mobility Launchers (HMLs) to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) for its National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS). The HML is a lightweight missile launch platform that can carry up to six AMRAAM missiles mounted on a High-Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle. The contract is part of the Royal Norwegian effort to upgrade,...

MCKINNEY, Texas, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $14.6 million contract to develop new image processing technology for the Advanced Distributed Aperture System. ADAS is a multispectral technology that gives helicopter pilots 360-degree situational awareness, improving aircraft and crew survivability when operating in low visibility conditions. "The deployment of Raytheon's ADAS technology will directly affect the lives of those in combat," said...

FOX ISLAND, Wash., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Black Hawk Exploration (BHWX - OTCMARKETS) is pleased to announce September and October production for the Sellers B #3 oil well in Cowley County, Kansas, exceeded 2,533 barrels of oil. This 60 day production was up over 82% from our May-June production numbers. October production for the Sellers "B" oil well was over 1,037 barrels of oil. The Sellers B #3 has over 225 BBL in its storage tanks at October month end for future sale in November....

FT. WORTH, Texas, Oct. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fort Worth Alliance Air Show - BAE Systems debuted the first U.S. flight demonstration of the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show today. The performance showcased the capabilities of the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer that delivers the 5th generation sensor and information management skills needed by future U.S. fighter pilots. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111022/DC91627-a ) (Photo:...