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Raytheon/Saab team to advance weapon suites

11/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11763 Views 1 Comment AT4, Carl Gustaf M4, Raytheon, Saab

Raytheon and Saab are partnering to develop new weapons for infantry forces, initially concentrating on new upgrades for Saab’s 84mm

A NASAMS high-mobility launcher on a HMMWV, firing an AMRAAM missile. An Australian NASAMS is likely to be carried by Hawkei. Raytheon photo.

Australian Australian Army News Science & Technology

ADF releases images of future missile-defence platform

14/09/201714/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8508 Views 1 Comment Hawkei, NASAMS, Raytheon

As reported in April, Defence commissioned Raytheon to develop a short-range ground-based air-defence system to improve protection for deployed personnel –

A Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system similar to this one being used in an enemy role at Red Flag will be custom designed for Australia by Raytheon. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Michael Green.

Australian Australian Army News Science & Technology Videos

Australia orders $2billion ground-air defence system

10/04/201704/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 13388 Views 2 Comments 16th Air Land Regiment, air defence, CEA Technologies, NASAMS, National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System, Raytheon, SA-13 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)

The government has approved the development of a short-range ground-based air-defence system to improve protection for deployed personnel. CAPTION: A Surface-to-Air Missile

Shane Hatty from Defence Science and Technology Group, conducts radar cross section measurements in the Anechoic Chamber. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman, altered by CONTACT

Australian miscellaneous News Science & Technology

Defence Science and Technology engaged in Partnerships Week

08/06/201609/06/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3845 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group, DST, Jenkins Engineering Defence Systems, Partnerships Week, Raytheon

Defence Science and Technology Group is staging open days at its Melbourne laboratory for industry and academia to showcase innovative

Photo courtesy of Missile Defense Agency. (PRNewsFoto/Raytheon Company)

News Overseas Science & Technology

Raytheon tests SM-3 rocket upgrade

27/05/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4519 Views 0 Comments Raytheon, SM-3 Block IB, SM-3 Block IIA, Standard Missile-3

Raytheon and the US Missile Defense Agency completed a successful flight test of an improved Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB

News Overseas Science & Technology

SeaRAM steps up for success

12/01/201612/01/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5188 Views 0 Comments Phalanx, RAM, Raytheon

Raytheon’s SeaRAM® anti-ship missile defense system used a Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 for the first time to intercept an incoming target during a

News Overseas Science & Technology

40mm guided rocket fired from rifle-mounted grenade launcher

13/10/201518/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 17504 Views 4 Comments 40mm rocket, Pike, Raytheon

Raytheon successfully fired two new Pike 40mm precision-guided munitions from a standard tube grenade launcher earlier this month. The shots