FIA14: Raytheon Highlights a Variety of Technologies

Raytheon highlights a variety of  technologies, programmes and subject matter expertise at Farnborough Airshow 2014.

The Future of European Integrated Air and Missile Defense 

Worldwide attention is once again focused on Raytheon's PATRIOT system as it is called into action to protect allies and soldiers in harm's way. Across 12 nations - 24 hours a day, seven days a week - PATRIOT stands guard. Continuing decades of ongoing innovation, Raytheon’s PATRIOT system delivers advanced technology that is perfectly engineered for the challenges of today - and tomorrow. As threats evolve, so does PATRIOT. The system is protecting nations, reducing costs and providing one of the world’s most advanced air and missile defences.

Today’s PATRIOT Air and Missile Defense System is the result of continual technology upgrades and ongoing modernisation. Contracts for new-build fire units and upgrades to currently fielded systems led to the complete modernisation of PATRIOT; thereby, improving capabilities, eliminating obsolescence and enabling an open, netted and distributed architecture. This created a truly next-generation PATRIOT.  Some of the significant improvements include PATRIOT software and hardware components, such as the Radar Digital Processor (RDP), Modern Adjunct Processor (MAP), Modern Man Station (MMS), and integration of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile integration.

C4ISR: Demystifying C2: A Complete Solution for Integrated Command and Control 

All seeing and all-knowing is the perfect situation for any commander. Especially given that the decisions he makes often puts his people in dangerous situations. For a commander, accurate, reliable and immediate information is what is needed to make the best decisions to protect his people and his nation. Information is more than data. Information is what results from raw data being translated into truly relevant information from which a commander can make smart, forward-thinking decisions. Nations around the world are seeking systems that can provide that kind of advanced, intelligent information that is tailored for their environment and requirements. Raytheon has built on the company’s long history in command and control (C2) systems to develop a complete suite of solutions to a nation’s specific needs. Called Command View Mission Solutions, system elements take in data from a variety of sources to present complete situational awareness to commanding officers. The system can provide both real-time and non-real time elements, to include battle planning, air and missile defense, and war gaming as needed to prepare for eventual threats and scenarios.

Small Diameter Bomb II Programme Nearing Production Phase

Raytheon and the USAF are completing a series of flight tests for SDB II that will clear the way for the programme to move from the development phase to low rate initial production. Raytheon believes the SDB II program could achieve Milestone C by the end of 2014. Employing Raytheon’s new tri-mode seeker, SDB II offers soldiers the capability of striking moving targets in adverse weather.  SDB II can hit targets from a range of more than 40 nautical miles.

Raytheon Prepares to Deploy First Land-Based SM-3 in 2015

On the heels of a successful land-based SM-3 flight test May 20 in Hawaii, Raytheon and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) are working to deploy the first Land-based SM-3 in Romania in 2015.  SM-3 is the centerpiece of the Phased Adaptive Approach for protecting Europe from the increasing ballistic missile threat. Whether launched from sea or ashore, SM-3s destroy incoming ballistic missile threats in space using nothing more than sheer impact, which is equivalent to a 10ttruck traveling at 600mph. In both land and sea-based versions, the US Navy leverages the same logistics and support infrastructure for both land- and sea-based SM-3s, which saves money, time and training.

Raytheon, US Navy Continue TOMAHAWK Cruise Missile Modernisation

Raytheon has successfully completed a passive seeker test the TOMAHAWK  Block IV cruise missile. Using company-funded independent research and development (R&D) investment, the captive flight test was a critical step in proving the missile can hit moving targets on land and at sea. For the test, the nosecone of a TOMAHAWK Block IV missile was equipped with passive antennas integrated with Raytheon’s new modular, multi-mode processor, and fitted to a T-39 aircraft. Flying at subsonic speed and at varying altitudes, the aircraft simulated a Tomahawk flight regime. The passive seeker and multi-function processor successfully received numerous electronic signals from tactical land targets in a complex, high density electromagnetic environment.

BOOMERANG US Helo Protection System Introduced to International Market

With vehicle-mounted, soldier wearable, rotary wing aircraft and fixed site applications, BOOMERANG is one of the most widely deployed shooter detection systems in the world. In the split second following a shot fired, BOOMERANG  provides auditory and visual information regarding direction, range and elevation of the shooter, even if the shot was not audible to the user. BOOMERANG III has been protecting US and allied ground vehicles for more than a decade, and the WARRIOR-X system extends the same protection to the vulnerable, dismounted soldier. Now, BOOMERANG Air, the rotary wing aircraft protection system, is being made available for international sale.

• BOOMERANG III and WARRIOR-X combat-proven in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and in Afghanistan; more than 10,000 systems deployed to date
• BOOMERANG Air tested on US BLACKHWAK and CHINOOK helicopters; adaptable to any helo platform
• International BOOMERANG Air sales targets include South American, European, Middle East and Asia/Pacific nations
• BOOMERANG fixed site protection system, used extensively at military Forward Operating Bases, has recently been adopted by the utility industry to provide critical infrastructure protection 

Raytheon Brings Cyber Expertise to Aviation

Every flight -- manned, unmanned, commercial or military -- presents multiple cyber threats while on the ground and in the air. Raytheon's cyber security and aviation management teams are actively addressing these threats and developing solutions to help ensure safe, reliable air travel and military operations.