KIELCE, Poland, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) is offering a boosterless version of its
SkyCeptor® interceptor to Poland to fulfill the country's Narew
short-range and Wisla medium-range air defense requirements.
SkyCeptor defeats short- to medium-range ballistic and cruise
missiles and other advanced air defense threats. Raytheon is also
offering SkyCeptor with a booster for the second phase of
Poland's Wisla air and missile
defense program.
"Providing SkyCeptor for the Narew and Wisla programs
underscores Raytheon's commitment to collaborate with Polish
industry and create advanced technology jobs for the
Polish people," said Sam
Deneke, Raytheon Land Warfare Systems vice president.
SkyCeptor for Wisla Phase II offers as much as 60 percent Polish
industrial workshare, with the potential to grow should the
interceptor be designated for the Narew program.
SkyCeptor's infrared and active guidance for targeting makes it
effective in all weather conditions and doesn't need a warhead. The
interceptor is a derivative of the Stunner missile that destroys
threats with sheer force of impact. Stunner is in full-rate
production for the Israeli Defense Forces and is proven to defeat
all short-range ballistic missiles, representing 92 percent of the
world's theater ballistic missile threat inventory.
About Raytheon
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$27 billion and 67,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I® products and services, sensing, effects and
mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon
is headquartered in Waltham,
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