Raytheon Selected to Upgrade US Space Force Radar Systems
The defense contractor will modernize ground-based radar sites through a digitization program aimed at enhancing space tracking capabilities.
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The defense contractor will modernize ground-based radar sites through a digitization program aimed at enhancing space tracking capabilities.
Raytheon will supply radar sensors and Coyote interceptors for the Army's LIDS counter-drone system, including the first international sales to Qatar and Jordan.
The sole-source award covers modernizing and restarting production of terminals managed by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, with work in Massachusetts and Florida through 2036.
Raytheon will develop software and algorithms intended to improve target detection for naval radar systems under a new Office of Naval Research contract.
Raytheon said it completed three developmental tests of upgraded Coyote interceptors intended for counter-drone missions.
The five-year deal, with two option years, covers production and support of the ship- and land-based missile defense interceptor, mostly built in Tucson and Huntsville.
The Navy's five-year SM-6 interceptor award to Raytheon, which employs about 2,500 people in Richardson, includes two option years and is valued at up to $24.4 billion.