Raytheon Company on Monday increased deliveries of its small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in response to growing warfighter demand.
Raytheon also formed a new UAS directorate within the advanced missile systems product line that combines small UAS airframe and integration with mission payload, command and control, and technology from a wide range of Raytheon products. The company currently produces both the Coyote and SilverFox UAS platforms.
“Demand for our UAS platforms continues to grow as we deliver innovative unmanned solutions to a wide range of customers,” Dr. Thomas R. Bussing, vice president of Raytheon’s Advanced Missile Systems product line, said. “This new directorate links company talents in aerodynamic design, propulsion systems, ground stations and a variety of mission payloads into one team that will enable us to deliver even better solutions to our customers.”
The Coyote platform was designed to be a low cost, expendable solution that can be deployed from aircraft at altitude, the deck of a ship or from the ground. The Silver Fox platform is also designed to be a cost-effective option for small footprint, tactical operations.
“We are focused on tactical, expeditionary systems providing users with cost-effective, affordable solutions that can be operated organically with a very minimal logistics footprint,” Pete Mangelsdorf, director of Raytheon’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems, said. “We are heavily engaged in UAS autonomy and MUM-T, or manned-unmanned teaming, as we continue to expand in this market space.”