Raytheon missile passes an important test flight

Raytheon's SM-3 Block IB interceptor was launched Wednesday from the USS Lake Erie during a test-firing by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Navy. The interceptor met its goal.

Raytheon missile passes an important test flight

A new missile under development by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems intercepted and destroyed a short-range ballistic missile in a key flight test over the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

New Raytheon missile interceptor hits its mark

A new missile under development by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems intercepted and destroyed a short-range ballistic missile in a key flight test over the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii late Wednesday.

Raytheon interceptor hits mark using satellite data

A missile made by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems destroyed a ballistic missile in a test primarily using targeting data from space satellites, the company said today.

Tucson-based Raytheon unit gets $360M for ship-defense missiles

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded more than $360 million in contracts to produce and support a key ship-defense missile system for the U.S. and allied navies, the Defense Department announced.

Tucsonans awed by morning missile contrail

Photos of an unusual formation in the sky over Tucson started to be posted on Facebook just after dawn today.

Raytheon scores contract for 19 more missile killers

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $230 million contract to produce 19 Standard Missile-3 interceptors for the nation's emerging missile-defense shield - including five copies of an advanced version whose future looked uncertain a year ago.

Raytheon scores contract for 19 more missile killers

A Standard Missile-3 Block IB, under development by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems, was launched from the U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Lake Erie in a successful intercept test off Hawaii on June 27, 2011.

Raytheon scores contract for 19 more missile killers

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Raytheon scores contract for 19 more missile killers

The warhead of a Standard Missile Block IB missile interceptor fires its thrusters in a test-firing of a flight control system at Aerojet.

Tucson-based Raytheon unit gets $230M for missile interceptor

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has won a $230 million contract for advanced missile interceptors.

Raytheon awarded $636M contract

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a six-year, $636 million contract to continue developing and providing an interceptor warhead for the nation's emerging ground-based missile-defense system.

Tucson-based Raytheon unit wins $636M missile-defense pact

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a six-year, $636 million contract to continue developing and providing an interceptor warhead for the nation’s emerging ground-based missile defense system.

Raytheon missile interceptor hits mark again in test

An advanced missile interceptor made by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems hit its mark early today in a successful test over the Pacific Ocean.

Test puts Raytheon interceptor back on track

A new ballistic-missile interceptor made by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems completed its first successful flight test on Wednesday night off Hawaii, the company and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said Thursday.

Raytheon missile interceptor hits mark in latest test

A new missile interceptor made by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems completed its first successful flight test off last night off Hawaii, the company and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said today.

Raytheon shares up after defense contractor raises profit forecast

Raytheon Co., parent of Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems, raised its full-year profit forecast after first-quarter net income increased 17 percent.

Airborne missile-defense system is mothballed at D-M 'boneyard'

The laser-equipped plane takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif, on its final flight . The Pentagon retired the missile-defense aircraft after more than 15 years of development and $5 billion in federal funding.

Airborne missile-defense system is mothballed at D-M 'boneyard'

Work has ended on a futuristic airborne missile-defense system built mostly in Southern California after more than 15 years of development and $5 billion in federal funding.