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Raytheon, Missile Defense Agency sign landmark $2 billion contract

Air April 6, 2020

Raytheon will produce and deliver SM-3 Block IB interceptors under a $2.1 billion, multi-year US Missile Defense Agency contract. It is the first multi-year contract for the SM-3 program, and covers fiscal years 2019–2023. SM-3 is the only ballistic missile interceptor that can be launched on land and at sea. It is deployed ...

Cobham secures DE&S anti-jam satellite signal contract

Air April 6, 2020

Cobham Aerospace Connectivity has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the UK MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to research Advanced Anti-Jam techniques for the protection of navigation signals received from the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). The contract will see Cobham conduct research to develop means to ...

Raytheon, Aerojet Rocketdyne strike $1 billion strategic sourcing deal

Air April 6, 2020

Raytheon’s Missile Systems business has reached a $1 billion, five-year strategic agreement to purchase propulsion systems from Aerojet Rocketdyne for Standard Missile products. The deal represents a supply chain centerpiece of multi-year Standard Missiles contracts that Raytheon recently received. “Moving to multi-year, rather than annual-year contracting enables Raytheon and its supply chain ...

RAF Squadrons receive battle honours from the Queen

Air April 3, 2020

The Ministry of Defence has announced that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the award of Battle Honours to squadrons of Her Majesty’s Royal Air Force. The Battle Honours have been awarded to commemorate notable battles, actions, or engagements in which squadron aircrew or RAF Regiment personnel played a memorable part. Battle ...