Last Updated: 02/22/2011*

As America and its allies face complex, varied and asymmetrical threats, Raytheon is addressing the warfighters’ need for full spectrum control in today’s net-centric battlespace. By combining sensors and integrating key technologies, Raytheon can deliver 5th generation performance on today’s platforms, while optimizing long-term, life-cycle costs.

A leader in integrated fighter capabilities, Raytheon offers a host of sophisticated products and capabilities — including AESA radars, weapons, displays, electronic warfare systems, and secure airborne processing — that deliver superior performance in theater.

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AESA Radars

Raytheon is a world leader in multi-role AESA radars that deliver unsurpassed, simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities along with superior detection, targeting, tracking and self-protection features. Our offerings in this arena, including APG-63, APG-79 and the new Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR), are among the most reliable and maintainable systems available today, demonstrating significant reductions in life-cycle costs for our customers.

Next Generation Jammer

More complicated threats mean that airborne electronic attacks now need to be more sophisticated than ever to provide greater spectral precision, power, reactive speed and directivity. Raytheon was recently selected as one of four competitors to complete a tech maturation study for the Navy’s Next Generation Jammer for the EA-18G aircraft. Raytheon is leveraging its multi-beam jamming techniques and antenna array technology to propose innovative jamming solutions.

Integrated Electronic Warfare Suites

Raytheon has a proven history in electronic warfare (EW) and is taking that to the next level by integrating multiple EW technologies in order to provide a secure electronic shield against anti-aircraft missiles and threat fire control radars. Our newest integrated system, ACES (Advanced Countermeasure Electronic System) — consisting of a jammer, radar warning receiver and chaff/flare dispenser — is currently in production for the Royal Moroccan Air Force.

Electronic Warfare Products

Raytheon’s operationally proven EW products, including radar warning receivers and towed decoys, dramatically improve survivability for the warfighter.

Infrared Targeting Pod

The U.S. Navy’s targeting pod of record for the F/A-18, ATFLIR (Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared), provides superior long range air-to-air tracking and target recognition, pinpoint targeting, high lethality, joint weapons support and enhanced aircraft survivability. Combat proven, with more than 300,000 total flight hours, ATFLIR recognizes and tracks targets at altitudes and ranges substantially greater than other targeting systems.

Secure Processing Information Assurance

In addition to superior sensors, weapons and defensive technologies, information assurance is becoming increasing critical for protection against sophisticated cyber threats. Raytheon provides fielded, secure mission system processing solutions that protect against cyber attacks and secure real-time information transmissions from air to ground. This enhanced security enables increased coalition participation and closes time-critical targeting gaps in the net-centric battlespace.

Air-to-Air Weapons

Raytheon’s Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9X Sidewinder are the international standard in affordable and reliable air-to-air missiles. AMRAAM, which is employed by 34 countries on 12 aircraft and has nine confirmed kills, has a well-deserved reputation as the world’s most capable beyond-visual range missile. AIM-9X, which combines a staring focal-plane array, thrust vector maneuvering and high off-boresight capabilities, is employed by 10 countries and has racked up hundreds of combat hours.

Precision-guided Munitions

With the Paveway™, Raytheon was the first to deliver a precision-guided bomb to the warfighter. Almost half a century later, Raytheon continues to provide the men and women in the Armed Forces with affordable and reliable weapons that combine accuracy, standoff distance and low collateral damage. From the combat-proven Maverick missile to the Enhanced Paveway™ II, Raytheon precision-guided weapons set the standard in best-value precision firepower that enables the commander to shape the battlespace, seize the initiative and achieve decisive victory across the spectrum of warfare.

High Speed Anti Radiation Missile

Designed to suppress enemy air defenses, the combat-proven HARM has repeatedly demonstrated its value. In the missile’s entire 25 year history, no aircraft has ever been lost to a surface-based, radar-guided threat when a HARM-equipped aircraft was part of the strike package.

Miniature Air Launched Decoy

MALD® is a flexible and modular system that will save the lives of aircrew and reduce the likelihood of aircraft being shot down. MALD is an expendable air-launched flight vehicle that looks like a U.S. or allied aircraft to enemy integrated air defense systems (IADS). The U.S. and its allies can confuse and deceive enemy IADS by sending a formation of MALDs into hostile airspace. MALD weighs less than 300 pounds and has a range of approximately 500 nautical miles (575 statute miles). After it is launched from its host aircraft, MALD flies a preprogrammed mission. Raytheon is leading the way in integrated fighter solutions. No other company can provide the breadth and depth of integrated avionics and secure processing to equip the warfighter of today — and of tomorrow.

Center Pedestal Display

Pilots of today’s warfighting aircraft need the ability to control and display information in the cockpit from multiple on-board and off-board sensors. They need to be able to see datalink messages, maps and other documents, high-resolution video and annotated imagery. And they need the ability to share this information seamlessly with other aircraft and ground forces. The company’s Center Pedestal Display is designed to meet these needs for F-16 fighter aircraft, while providing for added capabilities in the future and minimizing modifications to the aircraft's structure or wiring.