Manufacturing advancements expected to reduce production
costs
ANDOVER,
Mass., Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon,
an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded an Office of Naval
Research (ONR) Navy ManTech project from Penn
State University Applied Research Laboratory's Electronics
Manufacturing Center of Excellence to streamline the production of
SPY-6 Transmit/Receive (TR) modules. Manufacturing advancements
like automation, new material sources and process yield
improvements will result in cost-savings for the U.S. Navy across
the life cycle of the SPY-6 radar.
"TR modules are a key component in many of the military's
critical sensing systems," said Colin
Whelan, president of Advanced Technology at Raytheon. "These
manufacturing advancements will greatly benefit future capabilities
and can be implemented on other U.S. Navy and Department of Defense
programs."
SPY-6 is the U.S. Navy's family of radars that performs air and
missile defense on several classes of ships. They enable ships to
simultaneously detect, track, and discriminate air, surface and
ballistic missile targets, providing a 360-degree integrated air
and missile defense for ships.
The four variants of SPY-6 use common hardware and software, and
their construction is modular – making it more reliable and less
expensive to maintain. Manufacturing advancements will further
increase performance while reducing overall production costs.
Work on this contract is being conducted in Andover, Massachusetts. New SPY-6 radio
frequency TR modules are expected to be delivered in 2026-2027.
About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading provider of defense
solutions to help the U.S. government, our allies and partners
defend their national sovereignty and ensure their security. For
more than 100 years, Raytheon has developed new technologies and
enhanced existing capabilities in integrated air and missile
defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and radars,
interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile defense
across land, air, sea and space.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX pushes the limits
of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect
our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace,
Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation,
engineering integrated defense systems, and developing
next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help
global customers address their most critical challenges. The
company, with 2023 sales of $69
billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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