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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marcella Philips, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization loading standardization crew chief, and Tech Sgt. Darrell Stewart, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron loading standardization crew member, secure the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon to the B-52H Stratofortress ejector rack, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, November 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicole Ledbetter)

Air Force revives ARRW hypersonic missile with procurement plans for fiscal 2026

After nearly cancelling the program, Air Force is requesting $387.1 million in fiscal 2026 to start production of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW).

5 days ago By Mikayla Easley

Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are developing the next-generation Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, also known as HACM, for the U.S. Air Force. (Credit: Raytheon)

GAO warns that Air Force’s hypersonic cruise missile program is behind schedule

Program delays will force the Air Force to reduce the number of flight tests it can conduct for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, according to the GAO's…

Jun 11, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcons from Ellington Field, Texas, receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama on June 13, 2023.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis.)

Raytheon ready to add AI-enabled radar warning receiver to fighter jets, other Air Force platforms

Raytheon expects the Air Force to begin procurement of the Cognitive Algorithm Deployment System sometime in 2025.

Feb 24, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Six EA-18G Growlers attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, the ‘Wizards’, conduct a flight formation over Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Dec. 14, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacquelin Frost)

Navy’s Next Generation Jammer reaches critical milestone

The Mid-Band pod will be mounted on the sea service's EA-18G Growler aircraft.

Jan 9, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Lt. Kevin Kreutz, a shooter in the arresting gear officer’s pit, watches an EA-18G Growler from the “Shadowhawks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in support of exercise Talisman Saber 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ramon G. Go/RELEASED)

Raytheon wins follow-on Next Generation Jammer production contract

The $590 million contract covers the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pod.

Dec 5, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 3, 2024) Three EA-18G Growlers, assigned to the “Rooks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137, fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Feb. 3, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 7th Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 7th Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez)

Raytheon scores engineering and development contract for extended range airborne electronic attack pod

The company won a $192 million award to modify its Next Generation Jammer-Mid-Band pod to Mid-Band Extended.

Oct 2, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Army awards big contract for Coyote interceptors amid growing demand for counter-drone weapons

Army leaders want more tools to protect soldiers from adversaries’ unmanned aerial systems, which have become a growing threat on modern battlefields

Sep 27, 2024 By Jon Harper

Missile warning satellite rendering. (Raytheon image)

Space Force mitigating potential capability loss for MEO missile-tracking program after RTX’s exit

Space Systems Command dropped RTX from the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking — MEO program in May due to cost growth, schedule slips and design challenges.

Sep 18, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions flight load an AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during an integrated combat turn training event at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 3, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

Air Force integrating AMRAAM weapons onto first batch of CCA drones

Raytheon is working with the service and the two vendors competing in the ongoing development-for-production phase of CCA Increment 1 to incorporate the missiles onto the drones.

Sep 10, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Space Force drops Raytheon from MEO missile-warning satellite effort

The decision was made “because the RTX Epoch 1 development effort was facing significant cost growth from the original agreement baseline, projecting slips to the launch schedule,…

Jun 14, 2024 By Mikayla Easley