Raytheon

Aug- 2026 -

4 August

Raytheon Installs First SPY-6(V)4 Radar Array at US Navy’s Wallops Test Site

Raytheon has installed the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at the Surface Combat Systems Center on Wallops Island in Virginia, marking the start of extensive testing before its deployment aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91).

Jul- 2026 -

23 July

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Awards Raytheon $1.8B SPY-6 Radar Contract Extension

The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a $1.8-billion contract extension for SPY-6 radar hardware production and sustainment.

22 July

Arms

Christine Casimiro

RAF Protector RG Mk1 Drone Cleared to Fire Brimstone 3, Paveway IV Weapons

The Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 drone has been cleared to employ both the Paveway IV laser-guided bomb and the Brimstone 3A air-to-surface missile.

17 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

The Missile Poised to Replace the Stinger Just Proved Itself

RTX’s Raytheon has brought the Stinger’s successor one step closer to reality, successfully demonstrating its Next Generation Short Range Interceptor in a milestone test against simulated aerial threats.

16 July

Europe

British Army soldiers. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence

Samantha Alexa

AI Combat Lab to Train 60,000 British Soldiers Each Year

The British Army is set to bring AI into the heart of combat training through a new digital Combat Laboratory.

13 July

Technology

Bea Castañeda

AESA Radar Explained: How Active Electronically Scanned Arrays Changed Modern Warfare

This guide breaks down how AESA radar's electronic beam-steering delivers faster, harder-to-jam detection and multi-target tracking, and why that edge is redefining survivability across modern fighter fleets and layered air defense networks.

13 July

Europe