Raytheon

Space Development Agency to reevaluate proposals for missile-tracking satellites
Companies that competed earlier this year for Space Development Agency satellite contracts awarded to L3Harris and SpaceX were asked to resubmit their proposals following several protests.

Raytheon completes acquisition of Blue Canyon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies' acquisition of satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies has been completed, the company announced Dec. 22.

Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellites on hold as Raytheon files new protest
The procurement of eight missile-tracking satellites by the Space Development Agency remains on hold amid a new protest filed by Raytheon.

Raytheon to acquire small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies
Raytheon announced Nov. 10 it intends to acquire Blue Canyon Technologies, a manufacturer of small satellites and spacecraft components.

Raytheon, L3Harris, BAE Systems get $552 million for GPS user equipment
Raytheon, L3Harris and BAE collectively received $552.5 million in contracts to develop and produce integrated circuit cards for military GPS receivers.

Airbus, Raytheon protest Space Development Agency satellite contract awards
Airbus and Raytheon have filed protests with the Government Accountability Office challenging Space Development Agency contracts awarded to L3Harris and SpaceX last month for eight missile-tracking satellites, putting the projects on hold until the dispute is resolved.

Raytheon designs prototype for Space Force weather satellite
Raytheon Intelligence & Space is designing a prototype weather satellite for the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center that draws heavily on technology from the firm’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.

BAE Systems completes acquisition of Collins’ military GPS business
Collins military GPS will be integrated into BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems sector.

Raytheon wins NOAA contract for infrared sounder study
Raytheon won a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract for a study of High-Resolution Infrared Sounder (HIRIS), a weather instrument designed to offer detailed views of cloud tops and the dry line, where moist and dry air meet.

Raytheon wins $37 million DARPA contract for Blackjack payloads
The contract awarded to Raytheon is for Overhead Persistent Infrared sensor payloads.

Raytheon wins NOAA study contract for geostationary imager
Raytheon won a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract for a design study of Real Time Imager, an instrument to obtain high-resolution Earth observation imagery from geostationary orbit.

Two payloads qualified for U.S. Space Force early warning satellites
Raytheon and a Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace team designed competing sensor payloads for the Next-Gen OPIR geosynchronous satellites.

WorldView Legion remains on track for 2021 launch
Maxar Technologies is on track to begin integrating Earth-imaging sensors built by Raytheon Intelligence & Space with WorldView Legion satellites this summer in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Raytheon to replace OCX hardware by 2022 for $378 million
Raytheon will remove the system’s IBM computers and install new Hewlett Packard Enterprise hardware.

L3Harris, Raytheon each win $500 million contracts for military satcom modems
The contracts are to develop and produce Protected Tactical Waveform-capable modems