In today's intense, data rich environment, there's so much information coming into the cockpit that you can't just take it in with your eyes. To navigate and outmaneuver threats, pilots need to rely on other senses like hearing and touch as they immerse themselves in their environment. It's no longer enough to just interpret the information that's being displayed on a screen.
Raytheon has received a $1.7 billion Direct Commercial Sales contract to upgrade Saudi Arabia's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to the latest Configuration-3, which represents the most technologically advanced version of the system. The award includes ground-system hardware, a full training package and support equipment upgrades.
As threats to national security increase worldwide, Raytheon is ready to respond to the needs of its military and civil customers. Political unrest and natural disasters can create an urgent need for situational awareness across the globe.
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The U.S. Air Force has contracted Raytheon to produce the first airborne tactical hyperspectral sensor system. Known by the acronym ACES HY, it will provide the Predator unmanned aerial system real-time detection and geolocation of tactically significant targets for cueing the onboard Multi-Spectral Targeting System.
Raytheon radars, sensors and Standard Missile-3 interceptors will play major roles in the Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) for Missile Defense in Europe. PAA is a mix of systems and solutions that can be added, relocated or upgraded as needed to protect Europe against the growing ballistic missile threat. The Obama Administration has selected SM-3 as the centerpiece of the Phased Adaptive Approach.
Raytheon's efforts in air traffic management (ATM) are flying high in both the U.S. and abroad as the company's ATM systems help control more than 60 percent of the world's air space.
Raytheon's Senior Vice President of Business Development and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon International Inc., Tom Culligan talks about a host of subjects from how Raytheon does business internationally and the company's top markets to key technologies of interest to global customers.