Raytheon

We have been awarded a $506 million contract from NASA to design and build the Landsat Next Instrument Suite (LandIS). The instrument will offer critical capabilities to help us live sustainably on Earth, provide continuity, improve understanding, and support decision-making for breakthrough science. “The next-generation instruments for Landsat Next will ensure continuity of the longest space-based record of Earth’s land surface,” said Sandy Brown, vice president for Mission Solutions & Payloads for Raytheon. “With up to three times the spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution of its predecessor, the imagers will enhance data collection to improve awareness of water quality, crop production, soil conservation, forest management, mineral mapping, and climate change impacts.” Learn more: https://rtxcorp.co/45l6pfz

📰 #NEWS: Raytheon awarded $677 million US Navy contract for SPY-6 family of radars. The SPY-6 family of radars is projected to be deployed on 65 U.S. Navy ships over the next 10 years to defend against air, surface, and ballistic threats, and is the most tested, most advanced radar technology in production today. “SPY-6 provides the fleet with superior air surveillance, electronic warfare protection and enhanced detection abilities,” said Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon. "This contract is a significant step forward in ensuring this technology is delivered to ships to improve the overall self-defense of the fleet." Learn more: https://rtxcorp.co/3xey0Cr

Four US Navy ships are headed to Bahrain next year as part of a new mine countermeasures force in the Middle East. Our AN/AQS-20 mine-hunting sonar system will aid the force aboard USS Canberra, the first littoral combat ship to be equipped with a mine countermeasures mission package. Learn how our AN/AQS-20C is the U.S. Navy’s choice for mine-hunting technology: https://rtxcorp.co/4c7cApM 📸: Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Mark D. Faram (U.S. Navy)

We're building a next-gen Over-the-Horizon Radar (OTHR) to detect, track and classify cruise missiles and other weapons. See more: https://rtxcorp.co/4e1c8Ln

📰 ANNOUNCEMENT: The Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) team recently won the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Edward H. Heinemann Award, the top US Navy aircraft system improvement award, for implementing a critical design change to the NGJ-MB saving millions of dollars and hundreds of hours in testing, and fielding the capability. Built by Raytheon, the NGJ-MB is an advanced electronic attack system that denies, disrupts and degrades enemy technology, including communication tools and air-defense systems. Read more: https://rtxcorp.co/3wXaBFo

The National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), co-developed with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, continues to prove its effectiveness in demos and combat. With NASAMS’ operational ability to house and fire three missile variants, and its collaborative software architecture, the system remains primed to meet customer needs. Learn more about how NASAMS is defending the skies: https://rtxcorp.co/3ydsUXa

As a partner to Ozark Integrated Circuits, Inc., we'll contribute to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) High Operational Temperature Sensors (HOTS) program. Our Advanced Technology team will help develop an 800ºC electronic pressure sensing system that will raise performance over existing solutions that could be used in emerging high-speed aerospace systems. The HOTS program aims to advance state-of-the-art technology not incrementally, but by orders of magnitude. Learn more: https://rtxcorp.co/4dAgWah

Our advanced ground system for space-based missile warning, FORGE MDAPAF, has moved from prototype to operations at the U.S. Space Force's Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC). "There are thousands of satellites on orbit today and space is an increasingly contested domain," said Sandy Brown, vice president for Mission Solutions & Payloads for Raytheon. "FORGE MDPAF is designed to scale in a way that can handle the current volume of missile warning data and grow to support future proliferated space data processing needs." Learn more: https://rtxcorp.co/4aeqWTM 📸: U.S. Space Force

As part of Maxar Technologies's WorldView Legion constellation, we have launched two next-generation imaging instruments. “Raytheon's advanced instrument technology sets a new industry standard, providing 30cm high-resolution satellite imagery that enables WorldView Legion to fulfill today’s customer needs and adapt to the evolving needs of tomorrow," said Nicholas Yiakas, director of Civil, Commercial, and Special Programs for Raytheon. Learn more: https://rtxcorp.co/4b1uSIQ

At our Annual Shareowners Meeting this morning, I outlined the remarkable opportunity ahead of us – to be the best aerospace and defense company in the world. For us, this means being recognized by our customers as a trusted partner that executes on its commitments. It means high-performing teams solving our customers’ biggest challenges. It means leveraging our CORE operating system to help drive operational excellence in terms of quality and cost. It means being the provider of differentiated technologies that create a competitive advantage. And it means converting all these attributes into best-in-class financial performance and long-term shareholder value. We have all the ingredients. The best portfolio in aerospace and defense consisting of industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – with a backlog of more than $200 billion. And the most innovative, talented team in aerospace and defense with an uncommon dedication to our mission to connect and protect the world. Nearly twenty years ago, I joined the company, and today, I am humbled and honored by the chance to lead this incredible organization. Together, we will write the next chapter for RTX.