UKnews A RAYTHEON UK PUBLICATION SPRING 2013 SPOTLIGHT ON: MANUFACTURING & INVESTMENT ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: INNOVATION AEROSPACE DEBATE CONTRACT WINS EVENTS NEWS IN BRIEF CONTRACTS Raytheon UK Recognised for Impacting HAV Manufacturing Message from the Chief Executive On 29 November 2012, Gary Elliot, chief executive officer of Hybrid Air This year, just like the previous one in industry, we Vehicles (HAV), presented Raytheon UK WINNING will have to face our challenges head-on, in order to with a commemorative picture during a deliver the operational capability that our customers celebration of the first flight of the Long and members of the armed forces need. There remains Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle BUSINESS a great deal of public debate about how in the UK we High Praise: (Picured left to right): Phil Gorst, programme. can collectively rebalance the economy, with much Martin Jones (HAV), Ian Rawlinson, Les Clarke, As one of HAV’s key suppliers, Raytheon attention being focused on manufacturing capability, Roger Shone, Bill Stojadinovic (HAV) received the picture in recognition of driving efficiency and innovation as well as enhancing the support it has provided to HAV manufacturing. The first HAV 304 flight took competitiveness and exports. place on 7 August 2012 at Lakehurst, New Jersey for the customer, the US Army. In recent months Raytheon UK has been fully engaged through participating in and leading industry dialogue. Our manufacturing performance is well recognised Raytheon Featured in BBC TV Cyber Security Report Raytheon UK’s First Award Raytheon’s Matching Green test within the industry and we continue to make Rob Crook, Raytheon UK managing director, for GPS Anti-Jam Land range. The two companies signed a investments to address new market opportunities National Security and Training (pictured right), was Product Family teaming agreement in July 2012 to through enhancing our processes, technologies and interviewed by BBC1 Television’s primetime live pursue the UK Ministry of Defence Raytheon UK has been awarded a New Paveway™ Contracts people. One example of working with Government and magazine programme ‘The One Show’ concerning (MOD) procurement of the next significant contract by the UK Ministry academia to deliver such economic value is with the generation NATO interoperable Raytheon has been awarded two new Paveway Raytheon’s sponsorship of the Cyber Security of Defence for delivery of a new investment in our new Silicon Carbide foundry, which Mode 5 IFF system. contracts. The first is a $422 million contract for its Challenge UK and the importance of cybersecurity. GPS Anti-Jam Antenna System. The was officially opened by the Secretary of State for combat-proven Paveway™ II family of precision-guided The piece focused on the need for future talent and contract is for an undisclosed number UK Cyber Team Secures munitions. The company was awarded the direct Scotland on 31 January. the opportunity for career prospects in the field of of advanced systems for deployment its First Sureview Sale commercial sale from an international customer. The This year we will be devoting much time to developing cyber, if cybersecurity skills are challenged towards in operational theaters spanning Outside of North America second contract will see Raytheon UK deliver additional positive aims. multiple vehicle platforms. This Urgent talent across all levels of the business through our Sureview allows customers to establish Paveway™ IVs to the UK Ministry of Defence. This £25 Operational Requirement contract is apprenticeship, graduate and leadership development very granular security policies on their million order will adhere to the accelerated delivery the first award for Raytheon’s GPS PCs, laptops and servers to prevent programmes. Company Joins INCOSE UK Advisory Board timeframe of two previous orders, placed in 2012, Anti-Jam Land product family. misuse, information leakages, malicious Thank you for following our company as we develop totalling nearly £80 million. Raytheon UK joined the International Council on Systems Engineering hacking and fraud. Commenting world-leading capabilities in the UK. Through working Raytheon and Thales (INCOSE) UK Advisory Board in November ‘to consolidate the company’s on the sale, Head of Cyber Security Bob Delorge, chief executive Raytheon UK, commented: with our academic partners, as well as hundreds of Prove System Capability engineering strategy in the areas of professional development and extend Vincent Blake said: “We plan to use “The Paveway™ IV weapon system has proved itself suppliers and industrial partners, we will continue to for Mode 5 IFF its external technical networks.’ this success and the momentum gained pivotal to operations in Afghanistan and also in Libya. deliver value to the economy. Raytheon UK and Thales UK have from our recent Cyber Week to fuel our This contract will help sustain hundreds of highly skilled INCOSE (www.incose.org.uk) is dedicated to advancement in the definition, successfully conducted over-the- Cyber expansion, which includes a plan staff in Raytheon as well as our UK-based partners recognition and practice of world class systems engineering within British Bob Delorge, air Mode 5 Identification Friend or to open a new cyber lab in Thatcham while delivering an outstanding operational capability.” Chief Executive, Raytheon UK and worldwide industry, academia and government. Foe (IFF) interoperability trials at in 2013.” DTT Team Achieves Significant Milestone Focus on International Growth 15-year NATS Logistic Support Contract The Defence Targeting Toolset (DTT) programme met In 2012, we announced plans to align Raytheon UK has been awarded a major contract for the logistic support of its Critical Design Review milestone on 30 November Raytheon Spain with Raytheon UK’s NATS’ en route surveillance infrastructure covering 23 radar sites throughout the 2012. DTT is a modern web-browser based software business portfolio. We are now integrating UK, including those at London’s three major airports. application developed by Raytheon UK for the UK the business into our structure and seeking This contract, which will run to 2028, covers the provision of technical Ministry of Defence (MOD). It consolidates target data new market opportunities. We have also assistance, full radar repairs, maintenance materials and obsolescence from intelligence sources to allow the rapid planning of further increased the scope of Raytheon UK with the alignment of Raytheon’s management. The Customer Support team at Raytheon’s Harlow facility will effects on the battlefield, by de-conflicting those effects Canadian operations of Waterloo and ELCAN Midland under our organisation. manage the contract, assisted by Mission Support at Raytheon Canada. spatially and in time. This move will essentially provide a broad range of opportunities including Richard Daniel, Raytheon UK Managing Director, Defence, said: “Winning this The DTT team is now focusing on delivering the enhanced international sales and market access, production harmonisation contract demonstrates the capability of the Radar Site Services project team Increment 1.2 software application to the MOD in 2013 and increased competitiveness, reach back and improved processes. This is an in delivering two previous support contracts and enhances the company’s which will provide dramatic benefits to joint targeting. exciting development and we will bring you further details in the near future. relationship with NATS.” 2 UKnews - Spring 2013 www.raytheon.co.uk www.raytheon.co.uk Spring 2013 - UKnews 3 NEWS FEATURE NEWS FEATURE Technology Transfer From left: Simon Luxmoore, chief executive, Royal Aeronautical Society; Conservative MP Steve Baker; However, Steve Baker MP cautioned: “We Bob Delorge, chief executive, Raytheon UK; Emma Reynolds, Labour MP and chair of the All Party & Diversification must have people with appropriate skills, and Parliamentary Group on Aerospace; Howard Wheeldon, former director of Policy and Public Affairs, we must nurture and encourage them to study ADS; and Tom Williams CBE, executive vice president of Programmes, Airbus UK. Bob Delorge initiated the discussion by explaining how Raytheon UK benefits from those technical subjects.” He added that if technology transfer and diversification through that “interest, commitment and passion” is its US parent, and from leveraging existing not captured “they’ll go elsewhere”, lured by regional infrastructure. He also pressed the the higher capital investment and expenditure, and higher salaries to be found in sectors such importance of apprenticeships, STEM (Science, as Finance and IT. Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) and Raytheon’s educational partnerships with It was a concern echoed by Tom Williams, universities in the areas of advanced electronics, “Aerospace, in my view, is the zenith executive vice president of Programmes at cyber security and of advanced manufacturing.” Airbus, having seen unfilled places on the defence intelligence. Bob Delorge Airbus apprentice scheme due to a number of applicants not achieving the appropriate “Aerospace in my view is the zenith of advanced grades in maths and science, and Airbus manufacturing: sustaining highly skilled refusing to drop its standards. engineers, generating economic value from international trade and flowing out cutting-edge Government Relations technologies to other industries,” said Delorge, & Capital Investment who also touched upon government policy, So what should government