Raytheon Kicks Off $600M Pact to Revamp U.S. Army’s Strategic Software amid Protests
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has commenced efforts on a contract aimed at enhancing and modernizing missile defense and various strategic systems utilized by the U.S. Army, combatant commands, and additional government entities.
This $600 million contract, spanning three years, was initially revealed last June, with a protest being retracted in February. Over the next 30 to 60 days, Raytheon will start receiving directives from the Army to manage software maintenance and system engineering services for essential systems, including THAAD, AN/TPY-2 radars, the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System, Sea-Based X-Band Radar, and Upgraded Early Warning Radars.
Raytheon will leverage its expertise in commercial software methodologies to expedite the deployment of software enhancements across the supported systems, ensuring improvements are made without disrupting critical missions.
“We’re implementing cutting-edge commercial software strategies, such as DevOps and Agile, to ensure the systems the Army relies on remain ahead of emerging threats,” stated Todd Probert, vice president of Mission Support and Modernization at Raytheon Intelligence, Information, and Services.
The operations will take place at the Systems Simulation, Software and Integration Directorate within the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal. This contract is projected to employ approximately 800 individuals in the Huntsville, Alabama area, with Raytheon planning to transition or recruit skilled software and hardware engineers, program managers, and other professional service specialists in the upcoming months.
