Raytheon Missiles & Defense is the world’s leading defense integrator, delivering the most advanced end-to-end solutions to detect, track and engage threats.
This week, the Standard Missile-3 successfully completed its first intercept of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Learn more about what this means for future
#homelanddefense
:
#ICBM
#USSJohnFinn
We equip the F-35 with precision weapons that help preserve its stealth advantage — and defeat adversaries beyond visual range. Learn more:
#FIAConnect
#F35
With more than 30 years of history and over 5,000 test shots, AMRAAM is the air-to-air weapon of choice for U.S. and allied militaries.
Learn more about the evolution of AMRAAM:
Kerry found hope in
@homebaseprogram
. Now, she passes hope to others by participating in the Run to Home Base fundraiser, which continued virtually this year.
#RTHB2020
Student, teacher, and
#veteran
— Jennifer Hosley, winner of the 2017
@studentvets
Patriot Scholarship, is using skills she learned while deployed to teach and learn remotely.
It takes an entire system of systems to defeat
#hypersonic
threats. Learn how defensive and offensive hypersonic
#tech
commonalities drive efficiency:
#FIAConnect
Our
#veterans
Employee Resource Group, RAYVETS, in
#Huntsville
, Alabama, kept the
#SpiritofService
going this year with their annual soldier care package drive. Volunteers packed more than 120 pounds of donations to send to soldiers overseas.
Many missions. One radar. GhostEye® MR can provide integrated air and missile defense, counter-UAS and defense of critical infrastructure. Learn how:
#missiledefense
The U.S. Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle can do battle with drones, transport soldiers and take on tanks. It can see through smoke, rain, snow and fog. Discover Team Lynx: (📷: Rheinmetall Defence)
#GVSETS
#USArmy
#OMFV
#TeamLynx
BREAKING 📰: “This first-of-its kind test shows the effectiveness of the SM-3 IIA against long-range threats.”
Learn more about the SM-3 Block IIA and its recent successful
#homelanddefense
flight test demonstration:
#Hypersonic
weapons travel in excess of five times the speed of sound. They fly and nimbly maneuver to avoid detection. Learn how we're using decades of experience to deliver
#digitally
#engineered
, end-to-end offensive and defensive hypersonic tech:
It's like hitting a bullet with a bullet. Our engineers describe the experience of launching a guided exoatmospheric device to intercept an incoming ballistic missile in space: (📰 via
@washingtonpost
)
#missiledefense
We're developing a first-of-its-kind, next-generation Over-the-Horizon Radar (OTHR) to detect and track cruise missiles for the U.S. and Canada.
Learn more:
Nothing goes unseen:
#LTAMDS
uses three antenna arrays that can simultaneously detect and engage multiple air and missile threats from any direction. Learn more:
#USArmy
#missiledefense
📰 ICYMI: The
@USNavy
has selected
#RaytheonDefense
as the lead systems integrator for the maritime enhancements to the relocatable over-the-horizon radar (ROTHR).
Details:
Always ahead: The U.S. Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle is built stronger, faster and more agile to exceed
@USArmy
requirements with next-gen tech. Discover Team Lynx: (📷: Rheinmetall Defence)
#GVSETS
#TeamLynx
#OMFV
ICYMI: The
@usairforce
and
#RaytheonDefense
successfully completed the first-ever guided launch of AMRAAM F3R, executing a long-range shot that physically stressed the new hardware and verified performance capabilities.
Details:
#RaytheonDefense
uses integration and digital experience to bring concept to fruition. With direction from a former
@DeptofDefense
executive, we're creating a mission engineering-focused organization.
Read more:
#ASC22
Defeating adversaries requires equipping ground forces with integrated, proven, precision weapons and sensors. Learn about our land warfare technology:
GhostEye MR is a 360-degree surveillance and fire control sensor designed to detect, track and identify cruise missiles,
#drones
and enemy aircraft. Learn more:
#missiledefense
#cuas
AMRAAM is the world's most sophisticated, combat-proven missile. Modern developments - like the F3R upgrade - ensure that it continues to meet the needs of tomorrow’s aircrew.
Learn more:
#FlyFightWin
What does it take to protect people, places and the principle of sovereignty?
Vision. Precision. Technologically advanced sensors. Command-and-control systems.
And that’s just the start of it. Learn more:
#missiledefense
The
@USNavy
SPY-6 family of integrated radars can simultaneously defend against ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, hostile aircraft and surface ships. Learn how:
#missiledefense
#TeamSPY6
We’re partnering with
@SSVeterans
and
@hiringourheroes
in Huntsville, Alabama, to help veterans find fulfilling careers as they transition to civilian life. Learn more:
Frances Salazar, former
@USNavy
petty officer first class and 2020 SPY-6
#Scholarship
Award winner, explains how a diverse background served as a central tenet to her military experience and career after service.
@studentvets
📰 With today’s selection,
#Switzerland
is on track to become the 18th Global Patriot partner. Learn more about the combat-proven Patriot air defense system: 🇨🇭
Starting tomorrow, 10 nations will unite for
@NATO
's integrated air and missile defense exercise, called Formidable Shield 2021. Here's everything you need to know about it: (📷:
@USNavy
)
#missiledefense
#FormidableShield
#GoodNews
: Employees at our Diné facility in
#NewMexico
have come together to support each other and the Navajo Nation during
#COVID19
. Of the over 300 employees at the facility, 95% are members of the Navajo tribal nation. (1/6)
Form. Fit. Function. AMRAAM’s new AIM-120D-3 missile variant will deliver additional capabilities, including hardware and software upgrades, to address advanced threats. Read more on
@janesintellegence
:
#FlyFightWin
Small but mighty. The StormBreaker smart weapon's power, precision and versatility allow it to address a wide range of threats and scenarios.
Learn more:
#SpiritOfService
Partner Spotlight: The
@BGCL
is providing a safe community classroom for its members!
#RaytheonDefense
volunteers host virtual "Girl Labs" and lead hands-on activities to help inspire
#STEM
leaders of the future.
“It’s critical that students continue to have access to resources and activities that fuel their interest in
#STEM
.” — Paul Ferraro, vice president of Air Power at
#RaytheonDefense
. Read more about how we're supporting
@eglinlife
:
It’s one thing to build a future missile defense system, but it’s another to deploy it. Learn how we’re helping meet the demands for a modern missile defense system:
#missiledefense
#homelanddefense
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has awarded the Next Generation Interceptor program to the
@northropgrumman
-led team with
#RaytheonTech
. Together, we’re building next-generation technologies that provide a critical
#homelanddefense
solution.
It's a "gamechanger". Learn how our Naval Strike Missile instilled confidence onboard the USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) during the ships' 17-month deployment to the Pacific.
Story by
@USNINews
:
#USNavy
#DetectDefendDefeat