Established in 1922, Raytheon is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. Until early 2007, it was involved in corporate and special mission aircraft and is currently the world’s largest producer of guided missiles. Read more >>

In February of 2015, the Boeing Company received a contract from the United States Navy for developing a beam control system for laser weapons. Worth USD$29.5 million, the contract is part of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)’s Solid State Laser Technology Maturation program (SSL TM). Established in 2012, the program researches the weaponization potential of laser technology on-board naval ships. Read more >>

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Babcock & Wilcox Company is a United States-based company that provides a multitude of services to nuclear, renewable, fossil power, industrial, and government customers on a global scale. Services include design, engineering, manufacturing, construction, and facilities management.In 1961, B&W was responsible for designing and supplying reactors for the NS Savannah, the first U.S.-built nuclear-powered surface ship, as well as creating the world’s first utility boiler in 1881. In February 2015, one of Babcock & Wilcox’s business units, the Nuclear Operations Group, was awarded a USD$535.1 million contract to support the United States Navy’s nuclear reactor programs. Read more >>

The subsidiary of General Electric, GE Aviation, was awarded with an engine support contract by the Defense Logistics Agency. As the company’s first Performance Based Logistics contract, the deal calls for GE Aviation to support F110, F101, and F118 engines. Currently valued at USD$330 million, the five-year contract will include supplying Tinker Depot and maintaining a worldwide supply of consumable parts. GE Aviation will preserve upgraded parts availability to the United States Air Force while decreasing the Defense Logistic Agency’s inventory. The F-Series Captains of Industry Contract gives an option of three years duration with a total contract value of USD$500 million. GE Aviation Systems looks to provide complete and profitable solutions with support to the warfighter. Contract work will be done at Tinker Air Force Depot. Read more >>

On Wednesday February 4th, 2015 at the Navy’s Future Force Science and Technology Expo, the next generation in weapon systems was on display. Science fiction is becoming reality with General Atomics’ new Electromagnetic Railgun. Although it is still quite large, the gun has finally been engineered to a size that can be mounted onto a Navy vessel. Development of the EM Railgun began in 2005 when the goal was just to demonstrate proof-of-concept by achieving 32 mega-joule muzzle energy. Phase II of the program began in 2012 and focused efforts on demonstrating repeated fire capability by developing thermal management techniques for sustained firing. Read more >>