On August 19, US defense contractor Raytheon and Germany’s Diehl Defence announced a partnership to co-produce the FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile in Europe. Under a signed memorandum of understanding, the… Continue reading "Raytheon and Diehl Defence to Co-Produce Stinger Missile Components in Europe"
In early August 2025, the U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $258.7 million cost-plus contract (with options to $263.1 million) to advance the Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) Block IIICU “All Up… Continue reading "SM-2 Block IIICU: A New Phase in Naval Air Defense"
The U.S. State Department announced that it has approved a possible $4.67 billion defense sale of the NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) to Egypt on July 24, 2025. Under… Continue reading "U.S. Approves $4.67 Billion Missile Sale to Egypt"
Raytheon Co. has secured a $1.1 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce additional AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. The Navy awarded this modification (contract N0001924C0032, P00004) under an… Continue reading "Raytheon Wins $1.1 Billion US Navy Contract for AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles"
The U.S. Navy is equipping its destroyers with a new anti-ship version of the Tomahawk missile, which will greatly enhance their naval strike capabilities. Traditionally, a land-attack cruise missile, the… Continue reading "US Navy to Deploy Anti-Ship Tomahawk Missile on Destroyers"
Raytheon, an RTX business, has delivered the first AN/TPY-2 radar featuring a complete gallium nitride (GaN) array to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The delivery was announced on May 19,… Continue reading "Raytheon Delivers First GaN-Equipped AN/TPY-2 Radar to U.S. Missile Defense Agency"
In May 2025, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon (RTX) a major contract modification for its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) air-defense system. The $2.13 billion upgrade raises the total… Continue reading "Raytheon Wins $3.3 Billion SM-3 Missile Defense Contract"
Raytheon has announced that its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor radar has been cleared to enter production by the United States Army, following a series of successful flight… Continue reading "Raytheon’s New Patriot Missile System Radar Cleared For Production"
A report by Bloomberg and subsequent investigations by the US Federal Government revealed that the RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation) wilfully overcharged multiple U.S. allies, including Taiwan, on various… Continue reading "Raytheon Allegedly Overcharges Taiwan for Radar and Weapon systems"
On March 21, the German Ministry of Defense signed a $1.2 billion contract with RTX, a subsidiary of Raytheon, for the purchase additional Patriot air and missile defense systems. According… Continue reading "Germany To Procure Additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems Worth $1.2 Billion"