Latest Raytheon Company Stories
Classroom grants go to students from Mass., N.J. and Ohio WALTHAM, Mass., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio 5th-grader Jonathon Crawford's clever way to alleviate long lunch lines garnered first place in the Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) MathMovesU(®) "Build it Better" contest. The New Madison Tri-Village Elementary School student received more than 4,500 votes from the MathMovesU(®) Facebook community for demonstrating problem-solving prowess to re-engineer the school's lunch line with an...
HARLOW, England, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has contracted Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) to upgrade four additional Airport Surveillance Radar sites following the successful implementation of the first Wind Farm Mitigation upgrade at RNLAF's Woensdrecht Air Base. The upgrade includes technology enhancements, including WiMax interference filtering (4G filtration), and should be completed within the next 12-15 months. Wind turbines' rotating blades...
150 middle school students nationwide receive $1,000 scholarship; schools receive matching grant for math education initiatives WALTHAM, Mass., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) awarded $300,000 in scholarships and grants to middle school students and their schools as part of its MathMovesU(®) program, an initiative designed to engage middle school students in math and science. Each of the 150 middle school students from across the United States will receive...
#HT4H social advocacy platform provides opportunity to share appreciation of service members past and present WALTHAM, Mass., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of National Military Appreciation Month, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is hosting the Hashtags4Heroes "Faces of Service" gallery to recognize all who have served in uniform. Raytheon is encouraging Americans to express their appreciation for the contributions of service members by recognizing their commitment through...
Realistic, scenario-based trainer to debut at Canadian trade show TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new onboard navigation simulator that allows operators to train with the system they will use at sea will be unveiled at the CANSEC 2013 Defense and Security Exposition, May 29-30, in Ottawa, Canada. Raytheon Anschuetz, a German based, indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), developed the embedded, simulation-based training system in...
SM-6 program on track to reach initial operating capability in 2013 TUCSON, Ariz., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A Defense Acquisition Board approved full-rate production of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6. Once operational in 2013, the SM-6 will provide U.S. Navy vessels extended range protection against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles. "SM-6 is a game-changing, transformational fleet defense missile, and we're on track...
Latest devices provide crisp, high-def images of the battlefield from land, air, sea and space WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) marked its five-decade heritage as the maker of Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) technology that has allowed U.S. and international defense forces to track objects in total darkness, often from long distances. Over the span of 50 years, the devices have shrunk in size and weight -- from several hundred pounds to less than...
Mobile "air traffic control in a box" designed for global military operations, including emergency and humanitarian missions TEWSKBURY, Mass., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract to build rapidly deployable air traffic control (ATC) systems that can be delivered anywhere in the world and then be fully operational controlling flights within six hours. The contract, with a potential full value of $260 million, calls for...
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-3 Block IB fired from the USS Lake Erie destroyed a complex, separating short-range ballistic missile target with a sophisticated separating mock warhead. Despite stressing conditions designed to challenge the missile's discrimination capabilities, the SM-3 successfully engaged the target using the sheer kinetic force of a massive collision in space....
Effort will mark first time Army has capability on unmanned vehicle MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army's Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO) system. The payloads were delivered as part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Navy NAVSEA-Crane in 2012. NERO is utilized on the Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS (Umanned Aircraft System) as an airborne electronic...
