Raytheon has officially thrown our hat in the U.S. Army's Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) competition ring. Our total system solution is called Scorpion, and it will protect combat helicopters by jamming and diverting heat-seeking missiles. Scorpion will feature the company’s production-matured directed ... Read More »

Raytheon advanced optical sensor system (AOSS) is an integral part of the Missile Defense Agency’s experimentation with forward-deployed, advanced infrared sensors for missile defense applications.   AOSS is part of Raytheon's family of multi-spectral targeting systems family and is currently being examined by ... Read More »

As a leader of one of the top military and civilian training companies, I’m excited to tell you about two new programs. First up, we are now offering full spectrum Cybersecurity training to governments and organizations around the world. Our cyber operations training curriculum includes how to enable trusted sourcing ... Read More »

As many of you have probably heard by now, Raytheon has joined forces with Boeing to create the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). JAGM will replace three missile programs that have been around for more than 30 years. Most notable among those legacy missiles are the rotary wing fired Hellfire and Hellfire Longbow. Three ... Read More »

The threats and enemy tactics encountered by warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan have required an increase in force protection by systems that can detect and deter incoming threats through persistent surveillance.   RAID Family of Persistent Surveillance Systems Raytheon’s family of proven persistent surveillance ... Read More »

The answer is pretty simple actually: MANPADS. Man-portable air defense systems are a serious risk to our helicopters and their crews, and they are everywhere!   Nothing makes our enemy’s day more than taking a coalition helicopter out of the fight, and if you’re like me, making the enemy’s day is not ... Read More »

Our customer is entering into an era of tightening defense budgets and an increasing need for smaller, more precise weapons. This paradigm challenges us to do more internal development to introduce programs that can rapidly integrate onto an array of pre-existing platforms. We proved our ability to succeed in this ... Read More »

I’ve been the test engineer for Raytheon’s exoskeleton for the past six years and I honestly believe that mine is the best job in the company. At least once a week, I get to suit up and test the exoskeleton’s limits and capabilities.   XOS 1 was essentially a proof of concept. We wanted to prove that ... Read More »

In order to deliver organisational operational enhancements in the most affordable manner, it seems timely to focus on the vital role that training plays to the success of an organisation – and how training can help keep costs down.   Training is now more important than ever before. We have proven that ... Read More »

Currently, logisticians have no way of knowing if a weapon is dropped or subjected to temperature extremes unless it is manually tracked and logged. If there were a device that could monitor these environmental conditions and provide munitions professionals a truly accurate picture of the health and status of a weapon, the ... Read More »