A Raytheon Missile Systems spokesman confirmed Friday that Tucson will become headquarters for the new Raytheon Missiles & Defense business, which will combine Missile Systems and Raytheon ...

Despite the current budget standoff, Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems unit expects brisk demand for its interceptors amid growing global missile threats.

Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have been awarded contracts of about $41 million each to continue development of the Glide Phase Interceptor.

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Raytheon’s Tucson-based missile unit stands to gain billions of dollars in the next few years for development of a new air-launched, nuclear cruise missile.

Raytheon’s Montano said the company can adapt technologies from its shorter-range — and more thoroughly and successfully tested — Standard Missile-3 sea-based interceptor to the ground-based ...