RTX Corporation, formerly Raytheon Technologies, is a major American aerospace and defense conglomerate. While the company has recently shifted its focus from being a prime contractor in the space field, it continues to supply critical payloads, sensors, and components for satellites and space missions. RTX's space-related products and services include satellite components, advanced sensors, missile defense systems, and space domain awareness technologies, with major customers including the U.S. government, NASA, and international allies. Keywords associated with RTX in the space industry include: space components, sensors, missile defense, space domain awareness, and government contracts.
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Raytheon Technologies received a $13,000,000 contract to assess the utilization of commercial space internet services on military aircraft.
The U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center announced three Other Transaction Authority agreements in June with a combined value of $309,000,000 to Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, General Atomics, and Raytheon Technologies to develop prototype weather satellites to characterize clouds globally and observe weather in military theaters.
Raytheon Technologies received a $13,000,000 contract on 2020-09-10 to test the use of commercial space internet services on military aircraft.
Amergint Technologies Holdings, part of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, acquired Raytheon Technologies’ space-based precision optics business from its Collins Aerospace unit.
The Space and Missile Systems Center awarded three Other Transaction Authority agreements on 2020-06-03 with a total value of $309,000,000 to Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, General Atomics, and Raytheon Technologies to develop weather satellite prototypes.
Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s design provides about 70% of VIIRS capability for about 25% of the cost.
The Space and Missile Systems Center awarded three Other Transaction Authority agreements on 2020-06-03 totaling $309,000,000 to Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group, and Raytheon Technologies to develop prototypes for the Electro Optical/Infrared Weather Satellite System.
Space and Missile Systems Center awarded contracts to Collins Aerospace, Raytheon, and Technology Advancement Group to develop Global Positioning System handheld devices for the U.S. military.
The Space and Missile Systems Center awarded ASTRA, Raytheon Technologies, and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group other transaction authority agreements with a combined value of $309,000,000.
NOAA awarded the HIRIS study contract to Raytheon on 2020-05-12 with a contract value of nearly $295,000.
Raytheon must produce and deliver by April 2023 two space-flight-ready OPIR payloads that can be integrated with multiple Blackjack buses and with the Pit Boss system.
DARPA awarded Raytheon a $37,400,000 contract on 2020-06-12 for space-based early warning sensors for the Blackjack program.
Raytheon Intelligence & Space received a $413,088 NOAA contract in April to spend six months assessing an approach called step-and-stare imaging.
In late 2019 the Air Force selected Raytheon to develop an open-architecture operating system for future Next-Gen OPIR ground stations, but a contract had not yet been awarded.
Raytheon is developing its Next-Gen OPIR payload using existing focal planes and electronics from other programs.
Lockheed Martin selected Raytheon and the Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace team as subcontractors for the Next-Gen OPIR mission payloads in October 2018.
Collins Aerospace and Raytheon are under consideration to provide overhead persistent infrared sensor payloads for Blackjack.
David Farnsworth started working at Raytheon in 1982.
David Farnsworth worked at Raytheon corporate headquarters where he spearheaded several strategic company initiatives.
David Farnsworth had oversight of the financial activities for Raytheon’s $6,000,000,000 Integrated Defense Systems business unit.