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Dave Wajsgras, President of Raytheon’s IIS Business, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Leading ‘Organic’ R&D, Securing Several Major Contracts
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon's intelligence, information and services segment, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for leading the development of “organic†R&D and securing major contracts from several federal agencies. This marks the fifth consecutive Wash100 award for Wajsgras.
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John Harris, VP of Business Development and International CEO of Raytheon, Selected to 2019 Wash100 for Major Contract Deals, Defense Project Support
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce John Harris, vice president of business development at Raytheon and CEO of the company’s international business, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for leading the company to several major contracts and supporting projects in defense, civil government and cybersecurity. This marks the second consecutive Wash100 award for Harris.
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Army Eyes Iron Dome Missile Defense Tech Procurement
The U.S. Army plans to purchase some Israel-made Iron Dome missile defense systems designed to counter mortar bombs and other incoming threats through the use of small interceptor missiles, Reuters reported Wednesday. “The Iron Dome will be assessed and experimented as a system that is currently available to protect deployed U.S. military service members against a wide variety of indirect fire threats and aerial threats,†the service said in a statement.
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Raytheon Conducts Latest Test on New Air and Missile Defense Radar
Raytheon demonstrated the search, detection and tracking functions of its new air and missile defense radar during a recent test at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, the company said Tuesday. Raytheon began developing the radar in January 2014.
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Air Force Seeks Vendors to Supply JASSM Materials, Support Services
The U.S. Air Force is seeking vendors that could provide hardware, software, support items and sustainment services for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles.
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Raytheon’s Thomas Kennedy: Space-Based Sensor Layer Needed to Counter Advanced Missile Threats
Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, has said the U.S. needs a space-based sensor layer that could help detect, track and counter ballistic missile threats. “To have a space-sensor layer, to be able to pick up this advanced threat … that’s an absolute must for us to get on board and develop that technology,†Kennedy said during a panel at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
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Report: Lockheed on Track for 2020 MDA Long-Range Discrimination Radar Delivery
Lockheed Martin aims to deliver a long-range discrimination radar for installation at Clear Air Force Station in Alaska by 2020 under a contract with the Missile Defense Agency, Defense News reported Sunday. The LRDR system is currently under development at a company facility in Moorestown, N.J., and designed to operate with ground-based interceptors built to counter ballistic missile […] More
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Raytheon’s Thomas Kennedy: Tech Against Missile Threats Could Back Strategic Defense Initiative 2.0
Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, has said several technologies have matured in the last two decades and could support the second iteration of the Strategic Defense Initiative that was canceled in 1993, National Defense reported Monday. SDI is a program during the Reagan administration that sought to counter the Soviet Union’s intercontinental ballistic missiles, […] More
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MDA Extends Low Power Laser Demonstration Effort With Lockheed
Lockheed Martin will extend its development work on a low power laser demonstrator missile interceptor concept for an autonomous aerial system under a potential nine-month, $25.5M contract modification from the Missile Defense Agency. Sarah Reeves, vice president for missile defense programs at Lockheed Martin Space, said in a statement published Tuesday that the company will […] More
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Lockheed Completes Assessment of new Aegis Combat System Functions for Missile Defense
Lockheed Martin’s latest Aegis Combat System has demonstrated in a Missile Defense Agency-led test its new capabilities to identify and launch a missile to deter a medium range ballistic missile threat. The Flight Test Standard Missile-45 program provided the company an opportunity to showcase the new functions of Aegis Baseline 9.C2 or BMD 5.1 for […] More
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Gerard Hueber: Raytheon Expands Missile Defense Portfolio, Dev’t Process for Navy
Gerard Hueber, vice president of business development for naval and area mission defense at Raytheon, has said the company has modernized its product development and sustainment processes for missile defense systems, Navy Recognition reported Monday. Hueber noted in an interview that Raytheon is adding new technologies such as active guidance systems in its product portfolio […] More