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Army Awards Raytheon $314M Patriot Defense System Engineering Task Order; Tom Laliberty Quoted
Raytheon has received a $314 task order from the U.S. Army to modernize the Patriot air and missile defense system, the company announced on Tuesday. Seventeen nations that rely on the system have funded the task order.
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Raytheon, Navy Add 4,000th Tomahawk Block IV Missile to Naval Fleet
Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have delivered the 4,000th unit of the company’s cruise missile platform, built to perform precision strike missions, to the naval fleet. The company said Tuesday that the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles have a capacity to circle around a target for hours, shift course while in flight as well as engage […] More
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Report: Romania Eyes Raytheon-Built Patriot Missiles for Integrated Air Defense System
Romania looks to buy Raytheon-built Patriot missiles as part of the country’s military modernization efforts, Reuters reported Thursday. Radu-Sorin Marinas writes Romania wants to integrate Patriots into an air defense system comprised of six F-16 fighter jets in an effort to address NATO standards. “We’re assessing all options to develop this (acquisition) program,” Gen. Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca, chief of the general staff of Romania’s […] More
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DoD OKs Sale of Raytheon SM-6 Missile Tech to International Customers
The Defense Department has authorized the sale of Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-6 offering to international customers that seek to adopt the platform to support their shipbuilding programs. Raytheon said Tuesday SM-6 is designed to protect naval ships against ballistic and cruise missiles, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. Mike Campisi, SM-6 senior program director at Raytheon, said international navies seek […] More
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Raytheon SM-6 Conducts Navy’s Longest Range Surface-to-Air Intercept
Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-6 has set a record for the U.S. Navy‘s longest range surface-to-air intercept after the missile engaged an over-the-horizon target. The company said Friday the SM-6 was deployed from the Navy’s USS Princeton cruiser that features an Aegis baseline 9 combat system. The missile also broke its own record in January after SM-6 surpassed its June 2014 milestone when […] More
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Saab Awarded NATO Bolide Missile Order; Stefan Oberg Comments
Saab has been awarded a $12.4 million contract to produce Bolide missiles for NATO in an effort to help bolster the alliance’s air defense system. NATO Support and Procurement Agency ordered for RBS 70 Bolide missiles in December 2015 and delivery is scheduled to complete in 2017, Saab said Wednesday. “This is a great order […] More