Raytheon
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The US Navy has given Raytheon the go ahead to start production of the latest Block of the Tomahawk cruise missile. The Block V variant will start work later this year, giving the missile a life extension of 15 years plus increased capabilities.
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Astronomers have captured stunning new high-resolution radar images of the Moon, using an experimental instrument on a ground telescope. This proof of concept test paves the way for a more powerful radar telescope that could see as far as Neptune.
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Raytheon Missiles & Defense is developing a ramjet-propelled shell that will double the range of US military artillery to over 62 miles. The tactical 155mm XM1155 is designed to combine increased range with precision targeting technology.
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Raytheon and the US Navy have successfully fired a precision-guided munition that can be fired from a howitzer and zero in on a moving object. The test demonstrated its ability to find its target and withstand the shock of being fired out of a gun.
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Under a DARPA contract, Raytheon is using synthetic biology techniques to produce two new strains of bacteria – one to seek out hidden explosives below ground and another on the surface that glows when they're found.
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The US Air Force has taken delivery of its first high-energy laser for shooting down Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Built by Raytheon, it will be used in overseas deployments as part of a year-long experiment.
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Raytheon has taken the wraps off its new Peregrine medium-range, air-to-air missile that is half the size of current missiles.
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Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have formally agreed to collaborate on building an air-breathing hypersonic weapon for DARPA and the US Air Force. Under the new partnership, the two companies will develop, produce, and integrate scramjet combustors into hypersonic tactical missiles.
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Raytheon is developing what is billed as a universal remote for the US Navy that will allow a single unit to control a wide range of unmanned vehicles, saving space onboard ships as well as making pilot training easier.
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The US Missile Defence Agency (MDA), Boeing, and Raytheon have pulled off an historic first as a dummy ICBM warhead was intercepted in space over the Pacific ocean by not one, but two interceptor missiles.
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An energy weapon system built by Raytheon clocked up an impressive score as it took out 45 UAVs and drones. Part of this year's Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment, the test involved a directed energy weapon that combines Raytheon's high-power microwave beam and High Energy Laser (HEL) systems.
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Laser weapons have been tested on ships, planes, and even armored vehicles, but Raytheon has pushed the envelope further again by successfully testing a high-energy laser mounted on an Apache AH-64 attack helicopter and locking onto and hitting an unmanned target.
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