System will integrate 6th generation
capabilities into the Navy's primary Strike Fighter
aircraft
MCKINNEY, Texas, Dec. 4, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has
successfully completed a Delta Design Review of its Advanced
Electronic Warfare, or ADVEW, prototype for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18
E/F Super Hornet. ADVEW is being developed to replace existing
electronic warfare components on the aircraft to improve
survivability and long-term sustainability.
Executed ahead of schedule, the review assessed the weapons
replaceable assemblies, or WRAs, and how each part of the hardware
system works together to meet required specifications. The review
confirmed that the system can provide critical electronic attack
and electronic support measures capabilities.
"This event is a significant milestone that demonstrates our
multi-function approach of integrating electronic support and
electronic attack to revolutionize modern electronic warfare
systems," said Bryan Rosselli,
president of Advanced Products & Solutions at Raytheon. "Our
solution provides the needed capabilities to defeat the
ever-evolving threats of the world's most dangerous adversaries now
and well into the future."
Raytheon's integration of digital and model-based systems
engineering tools in the development of ADVEW provides requirements
traceability, streamlines system integration, and mitigates risk to
enable rapid aircraft integration. The company's approach leverages
common material base and manufacturing processes to efficiently
scale, reduce cost, minimize supply chain disruption, and deliver
ahead of schedule.
In December of last year, Raytheon was awarded a $80 million contract in a down select to
prototype the system for the U.S. Navy. The successful completion
of this Delta Design Review marks another milestone of ADVEW
development and begins the next phase, which includes government
laboratory testing to validate Open Mission Systems compliance and
to demonstrate advanced system attributes.
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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