TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon reports that its StormBreaker smart weapon has been approved by the U.S. Navy for operational use on the F/A-18-E/F Super Hornet strike fighter. 

ARLINGTON, Va. Raytheon closed on a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under which Raytheon will develop a domestic production capability for thin film lithium niobate (TFLN) wafers, a material the company says is essential to high‑speed, secure communications and advanced sensing systems.

TUCSON, Arizona. Raytheon demonstrated its Coyote Block 3 Non-Kinetic system in a recent United States Army event, where the company says the interceptor defeated multiple drone swarms and supported recovery for reuse, the company announced in a statement.

TUCSON, Arizona. Raytheon entered into five framework agreements with the U.S. military aimed at expanding production capacity and accelerating deliveries for Tomahawk cruise missiles, Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) weapons, Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB and Block IIA interceptors, and Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) missiles, the company announced in a statement.

PORTSMOUTH, Rhode Island. Raytheon was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an advanced sensing and targeting system intended to help defend commercial shipping and naval logistics vessels against threats such as unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), the company announced in a statement.

ANDOVER, Mass. Raytheon (an RTX business) signed an agreement with the German government to provide the Raytheon-built SPY-6(V)1 radar for installation on eight of its F127 frigates under a requested foreign military sales (FMS) contract with the U.S. Navy, making Germany the first international customer for SPY-6.

ARLINGTON, Va. Raytheon (an RTX business) reports that the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command and a Raytheon team successfully executed the longest known AMRAAM [advanced medium-range air-to-air missile] missile shot by a fifth-generation fighter.