Raytheon Wins U.S. Navy Deal to Upgrade Naval Radar Systems
RTX's Raytheon will develop new signal-processing software intended to improve radar range, sensitivity and operating efficiency.
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Newsmetry API reports that Raytheon, an RTX Corp. (RTX) business, said on Monday it had secured a contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop improved naval-radar target detection. Its Advanced Technology team will create and evaluate algorithms for handling signals and data, then add software enhancements designed to lengthen detection range, boost sensitivity and raise efficiency.
The changes will undergo laboratory and field validation before being moved into the SPY-6 radar family and other future naval platforms. The effort follows earlier ONR programs, including ASPIRE and STORM, and extends Raytheon's work on software-defined apertures. Activities are scheduled at sites in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and Andover, Massachusetts, through 2031. RTX shares on the NYSE are currently up 0.40 percent at $186.71.
why it matters
The award highlights Raytheon's ongoing role in software development for naval radar technology and creates a path toward use in SPY-6 and later systems. The report also gives the latest quoted move in RTX shares.
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- RTX's Raytheon Wins U.S. Navy Radar Upgrade Contract — Newsmetry API, 12 October 2026 at 14:27 UTC
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