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RTX Raytheon's GhostEye® MR proves operational readiness during U.S. Air Force exercise

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星期三, 一月 10, 2024
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ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, demonstrated the operational performance and readiness of the GhostEye® MR advanced medium-range sensor for the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) during an extended exercise at White Sands Missile Range.

Key Points: 
  • During the recent exercise, GhostEye MR was successfully integrated with NASAMS' Air Defense Console and the Battlespace Command and Control Center (BC3), a command-and-control element used by the U.S. Air Force.
  • "This experiment showed that GhostEye MR is a viable sensor option for integrated air and missile defense," said Jim Simonds, U.S. Air Force Air Base Air Defense Program Manager at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
  • "The team's success demonstrates that GhostEye MR can meet the needs of the U.S. Air Force," said Tom Laliberty, president of Land & Air Defense Systems at Raytheon.
  • "Air bases around the world face a growing array of sophisticated airborne threats, and this exercise marked a significant step toward fielding an integrated capability for air base air defense."

RTX demonstrates new survivable JADC2 capabilities at scale at Northern Edge 2023

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星期一, 六月 26, 2023
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ARLINGTON, Va., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) demonstrated advanced and foundational Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) capabilities in the first of two tests conducted during the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's Northern Edge 2023 exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

Key Points: 
  • ARLINGTON, Va., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) demonstrated advanced and foundational Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) capabilities in the first of two tests conducted during the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's Northern Edge 2023 exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.
  • "We're working across our company to mature and demonstrate comprehensive capabilities at exercises like Northern Edge that will underpin JADC2 operations in highly contested environments," said Elaine Bitonti, vice president, Connected Battlespace & Emerging Capabilities for Collins Aerospace, a RTX business.
  • More than 60 RTX employees supported Northern Edge alongside the U.S. military departments and coalition partners.
  • RTX will participate in the second test of the Northern Edge exercise in the Indo-Pacific region in July.

Business Council on Climate Change Launches Initiative to Catalyze Corporate Carbon Removal Investments

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星期三, 十一月 10, 2021
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Carbon removals--the removal or sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere through natural or engineered solutions--are an increasingly important strategy alongside emissions reductions for meeting global climate goals. Carbon removals can also deliver broader ecological benefits and bring socio-economic advantages to local communities, including those that are most impacted by climate change and ecosystem loss.

Key Points: 
  • The Business Council on Climate Change (BC3), a multi-sector partnership dedicated to incubating, scaling, and sharing world-leading solutions to address climate change, has launched a major new effort to catalyze carbon removal investments by the corporate sector.
  • Carbon removals--the removal or sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere through natural or engineered solutions--are an increasingly important strategy alongside emissions reductions for meeting global climate goals.
  • Carbon removals can also deliver broader ecological benefits and bring socio-economic advantages to local communities, including those that are most impacted by climate change and ecosystem loss.
  • We need bold and immediate action to meet the urgency of the climate crisis, said BC3 Executive Director Maura McKnight.