Contracts

Space Force lifts curtains on $4B range support solicitation

The military's youngest service branch wants to transform its two main ranges into a pair of spaceports.

Companies

Raytheon CEO 'would like certainty' out of L3Harris-Aerojet agreement

Greg Hayes also believes Aerojet Rocketdyne's work as a maker of solid rocket motors should improve if regulators greenlight its sale to L3Harris Technologies.

Companies

Fortify fetches $12.5M in capital for advanced manufacturing

The venture investment arms of two large defense companies participated in this round as they look for new ways to make products.

Contracts

Air Force chooses 3 dozen for $32B training system recompete

This is iteration number four of the Training Systems Acquisition vehicle that covers a broad range of products.

Contracts

Army awards 12 seats on $450M modernization vehicle

Awardees will work on enabling and accelerating the branch's idea of overmatch for gaining overwhelming advantages over adversaries.

Companies

Raytheon Technologies shows more of its new alignment

The aerospace-and-defense giant is moving several pieces of its portfolio around in a push to unlock more synergies.

Companies

Air Force continues awards on $400M aerospace research program

The roster of companies involved in this program now stands at seven with more award announcements to come.

Companies

Quantum computing and seagliders mark the week's defense venture activity

The emerging tech investment arms of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies share their newest backings.

Companies

Power and radar tech mark the week's blue chip defense venture finds

The venture capital arms of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies reveal their latest investments in the search for "what's next."

Companies

CEOs downplay anticipated gridlock on Capitol Hill, defense spending cuts

The chief executives at Lockheed Martin and Raytheon also say pandemic-era supply-chain woes are subsiding.

Companies

Supply chain improvements are real, but appear uneven as well

Are supply chains in the defense industry getting back to ruder health? The answer is nuanced as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies leaders have told investors.

Companies

Raytheon's board adds former Boeing defense CEO

Leanne Caret's nearly three decades at Boeing also included the role of chief financial officer for the defense segment.

Companies

Raytheon's venture arm backs autonomy startup

Autonomy and artificial intelligence technology is one of four broad priority areas for RTX Ventures.

Companies

Chips and talent remain key indicators of today's supply chain health

General Dynamics and Raytheon give their investors the lay of the land as both companies see it.

Contracts

Engine deals reveal US wants to maintain three warplane makers

But the multibillion-dollar deals raise questions about just how far along the Next Generation Air Dominance program is.

Companies

Labor shortages are the top concern of Raytheon CEO

"Not having enough people in the supply chain—that has proven to be much more difficult," CEO Greg Hayes told analysts.

Companies

Raytheon Technologies to move HQ from Massachusetts to Northern Virginia

The move means the five largest defense contractors will all call the D.C. region home.

Companies

Raytheon lifts (some) curtains on secret tech development group

The renamed unit's focus is on highly-classified defense and intelligence programs.

Companies

Raytheon venture arm's first investment focuses on hypersonics

Hermeus will use the funding from Raytheon and others for developing unmanned aircraft to go five times faster than the speed of sound.

Companies

Raytheon elevates new corporate, strategy development lead

She currently leads the aerospace-and-defense giant's business unit focused on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.