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Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 John Keller	Military laser weapon research aims at defending U.S. Navy ships at sea U.S. Navy researchers are asking two U.S. defense contractors to develop military laser prototypes of a future laser weapon of megawatt power to defend warships at sea from future maritime threats.
National Defense February 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Proliferation of Cruise Missiles Sparks Concern About U.S. Air Defenses The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan saw the rise of improvised explosive devices as the ultimate asymmetric weapon. Future conflicts, strategists warn, could expose U.S. forces on land and at sea to a deadly weapon that is extremely hard to detect: cruise missiles.
National Defense May 2004 Sandra Erwin	Pentagon Review Approaching For Army-Navy Air-to-Ground Missile Proponents of joint-service weapon programs will be watching closely the outcome of an upcoming Pentagon review for a new air-to-ground missile, to be launched from Army, Marine Corps and Navy aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 John McHale	Incoming! Precision Guidance Keeps Munitions on Target Lasers, global positioning systems, and other modern technologies have made hitting fixed targets with missiles and bombs extremely efficient. Now defense experts are designing systems to hit targets on the move and beyond line of sight.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2008 Rich Smith	Raytheon Joins the UAV Race Raytheon has come up with an innovative system for guarding our nation's airports against the threat of shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles.
National Defense March 2015 Valerie Insinna	'Distributed Lethality' Concept Boosts Navy's Need For New Weaponry A new concept called "distributed lethality," describes how legacy vessels would be packed with off-the-shelf weapons and sensors that make them more deadly and survivable.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010	Raytheon Wins $38 Million U.S. Air Force Delivery Order to Modify Weapons Training Equipment Raytheon is modifying weapons data link equipment used in pilot training for F-15 fighter aircraft under terms of a $37.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Air Force Training Frequency Relocation (TFR) program.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2012 Navjot Kaur	UAE Adds Feather to Lockheed's Cap Lockheed Martin wins UAE deal.
Popular Mechanics August 28, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	5 Reasons the U.S. Navy's Scared (and What They're Doing About It) It's a well-known rule of thumb in military circles: protection from the things that scare the Pentagon receive R&D money.
National Defense November 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	European Missile Manufacturer Eyes Bigger Share of U.S. Market "We are big fans of competition," says Doug Denneny, vice president of MBDA Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Europe's largest missile manufacturer.
National Defense May 2004 Frank Colucci	Smart Missles The Army is beginning to develop sophisticated "smart" missiles and launchers, intended to be deployed in advance of maneuver forces.
National Defense May 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Uncertainty About Budgets, Workforce Shape Future of U.S. Weapons Industry Uncertainty about future conflicts and the capabilities of potential enemies raise complex questions about what weaponry the U.S. military will need to counter a wide spectrum of threats.
National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Seeking Funds to Connect Weapons in Flight The Air Force expects to get approval later this year to begin a two-year $30 million program to evaluate the use of communication devices aboard precision-guided missiles and bombs.
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Takes $35 Million Hit On Joint Common Missile As a result of funding cuts, the Army is unable to bring a second industry competitor into one of its largest missile programs.
National Defense March 2009 Grace V. Jean	Military May Be Souring On Laser Weapons The Pentagon's enthusiasm for laser weapons is not what it used to be.
National Defense August 2014 Dan Parsons	Lasers Could Become Cost Effective Missile Defense Weapons The U.S. military invests more money than any other country, but its expensive high-tech defenses are increasingly countered by the proliferation of relatively cheap but effective weapons.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007	In brief Boeing awarded Laser JDAM contract... Raytheon ships ARTEMIS sensor for on-demand surveillance from space... Air Force awards Lockheed Martin weather systems contract...
The Motley Fool November 1, 2004 Rich Smith	Defense Stock, Offensive Valuation Unfortunately for investors who do not already own the company, Raytheon's valuation already fully reflects this confluence of "good grades." Its stock currently sports a hefty 38 trailing P/E ratio.
National Defense May 2009 Stew Magnuson	Iranian Threat Spurs Gulf Nations to Upgrade Defenses When it comes to air-and-missile defense, the United Arab Emirates is sparing no expense to guard the nation against a looming Iranian threat. And it has the cash to do so.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2004	Military Technologies Conference March 15-16 Will Center on Military Transformation The conference's three modules reflect three of the most pivotal technologies for leading the U.S. military into the 21st century and for transforming it from an industrial-age to an information-age force.
Popular Mechanics September 17, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	The Flying Future for America's Missile Shield The big news in missile defense this week is that the Obama administration will likely scale back plans to install ground-based missile defense interceptors in Europe that are designed to protect allies and U.S. forces in Europe from long-range Iranian missiles.
IndustryWeek March 16, 2011 Jonathan Katz	Raytheon Shores Up its Supply Chain Company remains laser-focused on continuous-improvement programs to maximize efficiencies.
National Defense September 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy Wants Precision Weapons That Don't Endanger Civilians Navy fighter-bombers in the future will be equipped with smaller, multifunctional munitions that will give pilots a broader array of options for attacking ground targets than the 1,000- or 2,000-pound bombs they now use.
National Defense February 2014 Valerie Insinna	New System to Test Firing Air-to-Surface Missiles from Ground Moog Inc. is scheduled to test whether its new system will allow users to launch Hellfire missiles from combat vehicles and boats in addition to being fired by helicopters and airplanes. That capability has been on the Army's wish list.
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Military Investigates Killer Drones That Can Fit in Rucksacks Troops are demanding smaller unmanned aerial vehicles on the front lines, sparking efforts to develop lighter weapons for the aircraft. Now there are plans to make weapons out of the drones themselves.
Salon.com June 9, 2000 Joshua Micah Marshall	Dubya's atomic fib Instead of stopping an arms race, George W. Bush's Star Wars plan could help fuel one.
IEEE Spectrum March 2005 DeBlois et al.	Star-Crossed Should the United States, or any nation for that matter, weaponize space? From orbiting lasers to metal rods that strike from the heavens, the potential to wage war from space raises startling possibilities---and serious problems.
National Defense November 2012 Eric Beidel	Marines Stock Up on Precision Rockets The Navy has authorized full-rate production for a laser-guided rocket system that is intended to fill the gap between the Hellfire missile and unguided rockets.
National Defense February 2008 Breanne Wagner	Directed Energy: Low Power Weapons on the Rise As a result of growing demand in Iraq for handheld lasers, the Defense Department is reevaluating its long-term funding priorities for non-lethal weapons.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006	Israel Plans Short-Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRMD) Raytheon Company and Rafael Armament Development Authority have been selected by the Israel Ministry of Defense' Defense Research and development Directorate to develop a new terminal missile defense interceptor to defeat a variety of low-cost, short-range ballistic missile threats.
National Defense December 2005 Harold Kennedy	Pentagon Eyes Growing Short-Range Missile Threat Defense Department officials are warning that terrorists soon could strike U.S. cities with short-range missiles.
National Defense June 2013 Dan Parsons	Energy Weapons: The Next Gunpowder? The U.S. military has been investigating and investing in solid-state lasers and other directed energy weapons for half a century. All that work has finally paid off, as the Navy is set to deploy the first laser small enough to fit on a ship.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 John Keller	Lockheed Martin Set to Build Laser-Guided Practice Rounds for U.S. Navy Lockheed Martin is performing the work under terms of a $26 million contract. The laser-guided training round helps pilots train to use laser-guided bombs, but without the resulting destruction and hazards.
National Defense April 2014 Valerie Insinna	Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Program Inches Forward Lockheed Martin's replacement for the Hellfire missile hit a milestone in February, when the company demonstrated that the dual mode guidance section on its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile could engage targets with a laser.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John McHale	Raytheon Delivers Active Denial System 2 to U.S. Air Force Raytheon's Active Denial System is designed to use millimeter wave technology to repel individuals without causing injury.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008	In Brief Boeing installs high-energy laser on Laser Gunship aircraft... Northrop Grumman develops high-speed transistor... Raytheon tests air-launched missile defense system... etc.
Popular Mechanics November 11, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	How BAE's Jam Lab Develops Countermeasures Against Antiaircraft Missiles Engineers at BAE dissect and stress older targeted antiaircraft missiles to figure out how to defend against them.
Defense Update Issue 2, 2006	Israels Strategic Defense Programs Israel's multi-layered anti-ballistic defense program known as "Choma" (Barrier wall in Hebrew) was developed to mitigate ballistic missile threats.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Courtney E. Howard	First Air-to-Air Missile Defense System Intercepts Boosting Missile A U.S. Air Force F-16 jet fighter launched two air-to-air AIM-9X missiles, which in turn intercepted a boosting rocket launched from the White Sands Missile Range. The event marked the first time that an aircraft made a missile-defense intercept.
National Defense February 2016 Jon Harper	Homeland Missile Defense Projects Remain in Limbo Uncertainty surrounds the future of homeland missile defense at a time of budget constraints and technology challenges.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Reflecting on Raytheon The defense contractor reports third-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
Popular Mechanics June 2, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Inside the Global Black Market for Antiaircraft Missiles The real threat, experts say, is not rogue arms dealers, but irresponsible regimes that make the weapons, sell them to dubious clients and do not track what happens to them after they are sold.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2008 Rich Smith	Raytheon on the Rise Following Raytheon's strong quarterly report, here is some additional information investors should know about the defense contractor.