RIM-162 ESSM

Low-rate initial production begins for Raytheon Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles

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Monday, August 26, 2019
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This award follows the Navy's decision to shift from development to production on the enhanced intermediate-range, surface-to-air missile, placing the Block 2 variant on track for initial operating capability in 2020.

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  • This award follows the Navy's decision to shift from development to production on the enhanced intermediate-range, surface-to-air missile, placing the Block 2 variant on track for initial operating capability in 2020.
  • The ESSM missile is the primary ship self-defense missile aboard Navy aircraft carriers and large deck amphibious assault ships.
  • It is an integral component of the Navy's layered area and ship self-defense capability for cruisers and destroyers.
  • Raytheon Company, with 2018 sales of $27 billion and 67,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions.

Raytheon Company wins $37 million contract supporting Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile

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Monday, January 14, 2019
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WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on December 21, 2018 .

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  • WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on December 21, 2018 .
  • Raytheon Co., Tuscon, Arizona, is being awarded a $37,902,562 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-16-C-5433 to exercise options in support of Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) design agent, in-service support and technical engineering support services.
  • This is a sole-source contract pursuant to an international agreement between the U.S. and nine other countries.
  • Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of $25 billion and 64,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions.

Enhanced ship-defense missile aces first guided flight test

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Sunday, July 15, 2018
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POINT MUGU, Calif., July 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy completed the first successful guided flight test of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) ESSM Block 2 intermediate-range, surface-to-air missile.

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  • POINT MUGU, Calif., July 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy completed the first successful guided flight test of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) ESSM Block 2 intermediate-range, surface-to-air missile.
  • The ESSM Block 2 missile will feature a new guidance system with a dual mode active and semi-active radar.
  • The latest flight evaluation follows two successful test firings last year.
  • "This guided test takes the ESSM into a new era," said Todd Callahan, Raytheon Naval and Area Mission Defense vice president.