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Teledyne Brown Engineering Awarded $29 Million Contract to Support Powerful Ground Mobile Radar System

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., a division of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), today announced it has been awarded a $29 million contract from Raytheon to produce and sustain the Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) Cooling Equipment Units (CEU).

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  • Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., a division of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), today announced it has been awarded a $29 million contract from Raytheon to produce and sustain the Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) Cooling Equipment Units (CEU).
  • The AN/TPY-2 is the worlds most powerful ground mobile radar system and requires one CEU per unit.
  • We are pleased to be a part of this effort with Raytheon on a contract that is well suited for our company and our employees, said Jan Hess, President of Teledyne Brown Engineering.
  • Teledyne Brown Engineering is an industry leader in full-spectrum engineering and advanced manufacturing solutions for harsh environments in space, defense, energy, and maritime industries.

Raytheon Technologies invests in new transformational STEM high school

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

"The school offers an incredible opportunity for students to learn from leaders in STEM education, as well as subject matter experts within industry like those from Raytheon Technologies," said Matt Massey, ASCTE President.

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  • "The school offers an incredible opportunity for students to learn from leaders in STEM education, as well as subject matter experts within industry like those from Raytheon Technologies," said Matt Massey, ASCTE President.
  • ASCTE is Alabama's only fully public, residential high school for students from across the state's 137 school districts seeking advanced studies in engineering and cyber technology.Tuition and housing for ASCTE are free.
  • "All of us involved in creating this unique school thank Raytheon Technologies for its generous donation and its leaders for their pledge of ongoing support."
  • Raytheon Technologies invests millions of dollars in STEM education programs around the world every year to develop future technology leaders and give back to local communities.

BAE Systems Completes Acquisition of Military GPS Business

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Friday, July 31, 2020

BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of the Collins Aerospace Military Global Positioning System (GPS) business from Raytheon Technologies Corporation, bringing decades of experience, innovative technology, and an extensive installed base of products to the company.

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  • BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of the Collins Aerospace Military Global Positioning System (GPS) business from Raytheon Technologies Corporation, bringing decades of experience, innovative technology, and an extensive installed base of products to the company.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200731005314/en/
    BAE Systems acquisition of the Collins Aerospace Military Global Positioning System (GPS) business augments its portfolio with technology that enables reliable navigation and guidance for a range of defense missions.
  • (Photo: BAE Systems)
    As announced in January, this asset purchase is a unique opportunity to acquire a high-quality, technology-based business that augments the existing BAE Systems Electronic Systems portfolio through the addition of world-class GPS anti-jamming and anti-spoofing technology that enables reliable navigation and guidance for a range of defense missions.
  • Today marks the culmination of a tremendous team effort, and we are extremely proud to welcome the Military GPS employees to our company, said John Watkins, vice president and general manager of Precision Strike & Sensing Solutions at BAE Systems.

GlobalParts.aero Welcomes Back Scott Toom as Director of Business Solutions

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Augusta, Kansas, July 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobalParts.aero announced that Scott Toom has rejoined the company as the new Director of Business Solutions.

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  • Augusta, Kansas, July 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobalParts.aero announced that Scott Toom has rejoined the company as the new Director of Business Solutions.
  • As an industry veteran, Toom began his aviation career at Raytheon Aircraft in 1995 and later joined APPH in Wichita, Kansas before joining GlobalParts Group in 2012.
  • Tooms roles have included responsibilities for data analytics, inventory management, supply chain, operations, and sales in aftermarket support.
  • Most recently, Toom was a Sales Engineer with Electromech Technologies.

Sarcos Defense Awarded Contract for Guardian XO Exoskeleton Alpha Version by U.S. Marine Corps

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Sarcos Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics , today announced that the company has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Innovation Office program for the delivery of an Alpha version of the Guardian XO full-body, powered industrial exoskeleton robot.

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  • Sarcos Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics , today announced that the company has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Innovation Office program for the delivery of an Alpha version of the Guardian XO full-body, powered industrial exoskeleton robot.
  • Delivery of the Guardian XO Alpha unit to the U.S. Marines is scheduled by the end of 2020.
  • The Sarcos Defense team is very pleased that the U.S. Marine Corps will be testing use cases for our Guardian XO Alpha version this year, said Ben Wolff, CEO, Sarcos Defense.
  • The Guardian XO Alpha was publicly unveiled earlier this year at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show to wide acclaim.

Raytheon Missiles & Defense delivers first SPY-6 radar array to U.S. Navy's newest destroyer

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

ANDOVER, Mass., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array for installation on the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the U.S. Navy's first Flight III guided-missile destroyer.

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  • ANDOVER, Mass., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array for installation on the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the U.S. Navy's first Flight III guided-missile destroyer.
  • The SPY-6 family of radars performs simultaneous air, missile and surface defense on seven types of U.S. Navy ships.
  • "This is the start of what will be a steady stream of SPY-6 array deliveries to the shipyard," said Kim Ernzen, vice president of Naval Power at Raytheon Missiles & Defense.
  • Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide.

MFE Rentals Named by Sarcos Robotics as an Official Rental and Resale Partner for the Guardian® S Remote Visual Inspection Robot

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

As a Sarcos Robotics Official Rental and Resale Partner, MFE Rentals says the inclusion of the Guardian S robot in their equipment arsenal will save MFE customers time and money.

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  • As a Sarcos Robotics Official Rental and Resale Partner, MFE Rentals says the inclusion of the Guardian S robot in their equipment arsenal will save MFE customers time and money.
  • "We are pleased to be working with MFE Rentals as an Official Rental and Resale Partner of our Guardian S robot," said Jim Ryder, Chief Revenue Officer of Sarcos Robotics.
  • MFE offers a vast catalog of inspection equipment for nondestructive testing, remote visual inspection, industrial drone inspection, and more.
  • The MFE Group was founded in 1994 with the opening of MFE Rentals parent company MFE Enterprises, a family-owned and operated inspection equipment manufacturing company.

ALYI - Alternet Targets $2 Billion Foothold Into $1 Trillion Electric Vehicle Market

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The site is a key component of an overall $300 million initiative designed to expand rapidly beyond the initial $300 million scope.

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  • The site is a key component of an overall $300 million initiative designed to expand rapidly beyond the initial $300 million scope.
  • In short, Africa is the global proving ground for electric powered transportation.
  • Bollen has worked on projects with Boeing, Bell Helicopter, Sikorsky Aircraft, Raytheon, General Electric, Lockheed, Marin Marietta, L-3 Communications, Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding.
  • With leading urbanization and sustainable energy statistics, Africa is arguably better positioned for electric vehicle growth than other developing economic regions.

Student Inventors Take Home Top Honors at The Henry Ford's Invention Convention U.S. Nationals 2020, Presented by Raytheon Technologies

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Friday, July 10, 2020

With concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus, The Henry Ford quickly pivoted and turned the event into a virtual ceremony.

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  • With concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus, The Henry Ford quickly pivoted and turned the event into a virtual ceremony.
  • This year's inventors taking home top honors include:
    10th-graders Taylor McNeal and Bridgette Castronovo, of Kennesaw, Georgia, for their invention Biodegradable Straws.
  • The mission of Invention Convention Worldwide is to bring invention education to every student everywhere.
  • The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

AES Hired by Raytheon Technologies to Manufacture Winning Mock-Up for Future U.S. Army Defense System

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

AKRON, Ohio, July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Additive Engineering Solutions (AES) is pleased to announce the recent completion of a project for Raytheon Technologies of a mock-up for the future air and missile defense radar system of the United States Army.

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  • AKRON, Ohio, July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Additive Engineering Solutions (AES) is pleased to announce the recent completion of a project for Raytheon Technologies of a mock-up for the future air and missile defense radar system of the United States Army.
  • After completion, Raytheon publicly unveiled the mock-up at the Association of the United States Army trade show Oct 14-16, 2019.
  • To date, this is one of the largest mock-ups that AES has manufactured on such a quick turnaround time.
  • "Our employees really stepped up to the plate for this initiative," said Andrew Bader, co-founder and vice president of AES.