Raytheon Missiles & Defense
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAerospace and defense
PredecessorHughes Missile Systems Co. and Raytheon Missile Systems Division (via merger)
Headquarters,
Key people
Wes Kremer, President
Number of employees
30,000 (2020)
ParentRTX Corporation
Websitewww.raytheonmissilesanddefense.com

Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) is one of four business segments of RTX Corporation. 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. 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.[3][4]

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

Raytheon has been criticized for selling arms to Saudi Arabia that were used in the Yemen Civil War. These sales were blocked by the Obama administration in 2015 due to humanitarian concerns, a decision that was reversed by the Trump administration six months later.[5]

Products

The division's products include:

References

  1. Raytheon Missiles & Defense. "Raytheon Missiles & Defense Website".
  2. Raytheon Technologies Business Overview. "Raytheon Technologies Business Overview". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. David Leighton, The Falcon's Nest: The Hughes Missile Plant in Tucson, 1947–1960,Tucson Corral of the Westerners, 2017
  4. David Leighton, The History of the Hughes Missile Plant in Tucson, 1947–1960. Private Publication, 2015
  5. "The Weekly | How the Promise of American Jobs Became Entangled in a Faraway War". The New York Times. 2020-03-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  6. "Raytheon Company: Products & Services: ERGM". www.raytheon.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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