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Raytheon came under scrutiny for selling arms to [[Saudi Arabia]] that were supposedly used to kill civilians in [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemen]] as part of its [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|ongoing conflict]], on an episode of the [[FXNOW]] investigative journalism show, "[[The Weekly]]".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/the-weekly/saudi-arabia-yemen-raytheon.html|title=The Weekly {{!}} How the Promise of American Jobs Became Entangled in a Faraway War|date=2020-03-20|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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| Industry | Aerospace and defense |
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| Predecessor | Hughes Missile Systems Co. |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Wes Kremer, President |
Number of employees | 30,000 (2020) |
| Parent | Raytheon Technologies |
| Website | www |
Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) is one of four business segments of Raytheon Technologies. Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, its president is Wes Kremer.[1] The business produces a broad portfolio of advanced technologies, including air and missile defense systems, precision weapons, radars, and command and control systems.[2]
History
The business is a combination of two Raytheon Company legacy businesses, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) and Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS), which operated a plant formerly owned by the Hughes Aircraft Company[3][circular reference]. David Leighton, a noted historian, documented the early history of the Hughes Missile Plant in two books. His monograph: The Falcon's Nest: The Hughes Missile Plant in Tucson, 1947-1960, which included the early history of Hughes Aircraft Co. and, his reference book: The History of the Hughes Missile Plant in Tucson, 1947–1960.[4][5]
Key Raytheon Missiles & Defense capabilities combine key IDS and RMS capabilities.
Key IDS capabilities include:
- Ground-based and sea-based radars for air and missile defense
- Navy radar and sonar
- Torpedoes and naval mine countermeasures
Key RMS capabilities include:
- Missiles and precision guided munitions
- Drones and air-launched decoys
- Counter-drone and non-lethal directed energy weapons
- Ground vehicle sensors and weapons
Products
The division's products include:
- AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missile
- AGM-88 HARM air-to-surface missile
- AGM-129 ACM air-to-surface missile
- AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon air-to-surface glide bomb
- AGM-176 Griffin air-to-surface missile
- AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile
- RIM-7 Sea Sparrow naval surface-to-air missile
- AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile
- AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air missile
- AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile
- BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile
- BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile
- Coyote unmanned aerial system
- Extended Range Guided Munition[6]
- Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle anti-ICBM system
- FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile
- FIM-92 Stinger person-portable air defense system surface-to-air missile
- M982 Excalibur guided artillery round
- MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missile
- MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile
- Paveway laser-guided bomb
- Phalanx CIWS naval anti-missile defense system
- RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile naval surface-to-air missile
- RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile naval surface-to-air missile
- Standard Missile family of naval missiles
- SAM-N-2 Lark
- AN/SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) for Navy ships
- AN/TPY-2 radar for the THAAD missile defense system
- Active Denial System non-lethal millimeter wave weapon
References
- ^ Raytheon Missiles & Defense. "Raytheon Missiles & Defense Website".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Raytheon Technologies Business Overview. "Raytheon Technologies Business Overview".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hughes Aircraft Company Wiki Page".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ David Leighton, The Falcon's Nest: The Hughes Missile Plant in Tucson, 1947-1960,Tucson Corral of the Westerners, 2017
- ^ David Leighton, The History of the Hughes Missile Plant in Tucson, 1947–1960. Private Publication, 2015
- ^ [1]
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