Raytheon Company: Technology Today


	2008 Issue 2

Effects Technologies — Putting Energy On Target

This quarter's Technology Today features Raytheon's effector technologies and adjacent markets within its Missile Systems business. Raytheon Missile Systems has nearly 11,400 employees at its Tucson headquarters, with 800 more at facilities in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kentucky and New Mexico. Sales for 2007 totaled $5 billion.

Raytheon leads the world in design, development and production of missile systems, but it is also expanding into adjacent markets such as directed-energy weapons, space vehicles, autonomic tracking and response systems, and network-enabled effectors.

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Additional Features:

Good NEWS for Building Netted Weapon Capability

In 2004, Raytheon began to assess the future of weapon systems in a net-centric battlespace. Using internal funding, we studied Department of Defense documents on the desired capabilities of the Net-Centric Environment and what that might mean for expanded weapon-system roles.

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Demo of First Net-Centric Weapon System Planned for July

In July 2008, Raytheon engineers will make history by field-demonstrating the first network-centric weapon system. This military-sponsored exercise marks a critical milestone in delivering fully net-enabled effects to our warfighters for the evolving net-centric battlespace.

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Pushing Information Technology to the Tactical Edge

Information Technology is a key element in Raytheon Missile Systems' (RMS) drive to expand its core effects market and expand into adjacent markets. The Innovation and Technology Directorate identifies, develops and champions technology research to make Raytheon a leader in net-centric systems.

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Directed-Energy Systems are Raytheon's Latest Way to Put Energy on Target

While Raytheon leads the world in tactical missiles, its revenue from adjacent markets is growing rapidly. One of these key markets is directed-energy systems that can be placed on land, sea or air platforms.

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Raytheon's New Autonomic Tracking and Response System Exploits Adjacent-Market Opportunity

You manage a huge shipping port with stacks of cargo containers, some with perishable goods. How can you identify and locate containers with failed refrigeration units, so you can dispatch service technicians?

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Raytheon Missile Systems Expands its Adjacent-Market Horizon to Space

Some of the advanced technologies that make Raytheon's missile products the world's best also have space applications. As our nation and others build next-generation spacecraft, the high frontier offers an adjacent market with huge potential.

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Message from
Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence

We scheduled this Effects issue of Technology Today last year, so now it is a little ironic that it will be my last before I take the helm of the leader in Effects — Raytheon Missile Systems — on July 1.

It is truly an honor to be succeeding Louise Francesconi who will be retiring from the company on Sept. 1, after 33 years of distinguished service to the company. Louise imparts some of her knowledge in this issueís Leaders Corner column where she discusses fostering innovation and new technologies in the Effects market.

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Editor's Note

When I think of effects, I think of the "boom" often demonstrated by our missile defense products. But the depth and breadth of Raytheon's effects technology has a far greater impact than missiles alone. By leveraging our core technologies and combining them in new and innovative ways, we are better prepared to meet the challenges of changing global markets.

This issue highlights some of those innovations in the areas of net-enabled effects like the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy — the world's first network-centric weapon system. We also highlight innovations developed for adjacent markets, including the Autonomic Tracking and Response System, a knowledge delivery service. Also in this issue, you'll read about DC-DC conversion for boosting radar performance, the TRIPOD tool for predicting molecular film contaminants on missile optics, and the Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System, a laser area defense system.

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Vice President
Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence

Managing Editor
Lee Ann Sousa

Senior Editors
Donna Acott
Tom Georgon
Kevin J. Wynn

Art Director
Debra Graham

Photography
Jon Black
Don Bernstein

Web Developer
Joseph F. Walch IV

Publication Coordinator
Dolores Priest

Contributors
Sue Booth
Gari Palmer
Terri Potts
Marcilene Pribonic
Stephen Reidy
Sharon Stein

Technology Today is published quarterly by the Office of Engineering, Technology and Mission Assurance