The U.S. Air Force is looking for companies that can repair and sustain the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System-2, or ASARS-2, the imaging radar carried by the U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane, even as the service asks Congress to retire its last U-2s by the end of fiscal 2027. The Air Force Life Cycle Management […]

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) has entered General Dynamics NASSCO’s shipyard in San Diego for a second depot modernization period that will make it the first warship to receive the Raytheon AN/SPY-6(V)4 radar, the Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Maritime said. The availability will also make Pinckney the first ship fitted with […]

The U.S. Air Force has published new details of its $20.7 billion contract with Raytheon for AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, confirming that the sole-source deal covers seven production lots and will keep the Tucson, Arizona, production line busy until mid-2033. An award notice posted on the federal contracting site on Oct. 23, 2026, shows the […]

The U.S. Air Force has raised the ceiling on Raytheon’s life cycle support contract for the GBU-53/B StormBreaker, also known as the Small Diameter Bomb II, by $350 million, bringing the total potential value of the deal to $950 million. The modification lifts the contract from $600 million and extends work at Raytheon’s plant in […]

The U.S. Army fired three prototype tank-killing artillery shells at a tank target in the Arizona desert at Yuma Proving Ground. The Army used the tests to check a new seeker that builds an image of the target area and steers the 155 mm round into an armored vehicle, including one that has moved since […]

The Missile Defense Agency has extended Raytheon’s contract to operate and maintain the U.S. military’s AN/TPY-2 missile defense radars for two more years, adding $394 million to the deal and lifting its ceiling to nearly $3 billion, the Department of War announced. The sole-source modification raises the maximum value of the contract from about $2.6 […]

The Defense Logistics Agency has asked Raytheon to price the production of support equipment for Poland’s new LTAMDS radars, the 360-degree sensors that will replace the old Patriot radar in Warsaw’s air and missile defense network, under a sole-source request for proposal posted on U.S. government’s contracting website on Oct. 20. The agency wants the […]