NASA awarded Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services business with $59 million for additional work on NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System project, required to launch America's next polar satellite, JPSS-2, in 2021. The project recently completed the critical design review for the work, and compatibility testing between the satellite and ground system will begin in early 2020
South Koreas next-generation fighter aircraft will reportedly be equipped with an indigenous, air-launched, long-range cruise missile, modelled after the Taurus KEPD 350, manufactured by the German-Swedish firm Taurus Systems, according to Defense News. The Agency for Defense Development, or ADD, is expected to finalize a local partner company by September for exploratory development of the missile for the countrys next-generation Korea Fighter-Experimental (KF-X) program
The United States Department of State has approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Denmark of twenty-eight (28) AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for an estimated cost of $90 million. In addition, The State Department also approved a possible FMS to the United Kingdom of up to two hundred (200) AIM-120D AMRAAMs for an estimated cost of $650 million
Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are each being awarded contract with a minimum amount of $10,000 and a maximum amount of $4.1 billion to provide autonomous acquisition and persistent precision tracking and discrimination to optimize the defensive capability of the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system and counter evolving threats
The US Army has awarded a $10 million worth contract to Raytheon for development of laser weapon systems preliminary design for integration onboard the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. According to the contract announced on July 2, the company will develop a 100 kW class laser weapon system under High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstration program
The Japanese government has selected Lockheed Martin to provide Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) for its Aegis Ashore missile defense system. Japan has selected an advanced radar system made by Lockheed Martin Corp
Raytheon was awarded a $315 million contract for the production of the Griffin missile as well as related support for product improvements and operations and sustainment. Work will be performed at contractor facilities in Tucson
Raytheon awarded a $96 million contract modification for Lot 11 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer vehicles and support equipment. Work is expected to be completed by June 30, 2020, US department of defense said in a statement Friday
Raytheon has won $93 million contract, for Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) F/A-18E/F integration. This contract provides for the testing, analysis, support and sustainment of SDB II weapon onto the F/A-18E/F platform with developmental and operational testing
Raytheon has won $80 million contract for systems engineering services for software development and system integrity services in support of F/A-18A-D and E/F aircraft for the Navy and the governments of Australia, Canada, Kuwait, and Switzerland. Services to be provided include enhancing the Operational Flight program, the User Data File (UDF), the UDF Generator, firmware, and tool development in support of ALR-67(V)3 and ALE-50B systems, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday