Published: 10.28.2008

Sunquest group acquires Anglia

ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson-based Sunquest Information Systems Inc., a maker of diagnostic information systems for the health-care industry, has acquired the software development firm Anglia Healthcare Systems Ltd., the companies announced Monday.

The acquisition of United Kingdom-based Anglia will broaden Sunquest’s global presence, Sunquest said in a press release. Sunquest specializes in laboratory, pathology and radiology information systems; Anglia specializes in medical communications software.

The acquisition is expected to be completed in November.

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Published: 11.26.2008

Raytheon works to counter multiple-warhead missiles

By Dan Sullivan

ARIZONA DAILY STAR

It’s one thing to hit a single missile hurtling through space — a bigger problem is when that missile launches multiple warheads in a scattershot attack.

Raytheon Missile Systems is working to solve that problem under a $54 million contract to develop a system that will counter multiple enemy warheads with its own barrage of projectiles.

The contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency will build on Raytheon’s experience manufacturing the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle — a non-explosive, guided “kill vehicle” designed to track and smash into enemy threats outside the Earth’s atmosphere — for the emerging ground-based Ballistic Missile Defense System.

With the aspirations of countries such as North Korea and Iran to develop their own ballistic-missile systems, the United States and its allies are looking to develop new ways to counter missiles with multiple warheads.

Published: 11.22.2008

Raytheon awarded $40M missile pact

ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $40 million U.S. Navy contract for engineering and technical services to support production of Standard Missile ship-defense missile systems, with options that could boost the value to $334 million, the Defense Department said.

Work will be performed in Tucson and is expected to be completed by November 2009.

Published: 11.19.2008

UA researchers, mining leaders work together

By Aaron Mackey

A $17.5 million UA mining research center unveiled on Tuesday could boost the industry while developing technology that could limit the environmental impact of mines and increase worker safety, researchers and business leaders said.

Known as the Institute for Mineral Resources, the program will pair mining company leaders with University of Arizona researchers to solve several industry problems such as using fresh water to extract certain materials.

The issue of using water in mining is critical in the Southwest, as there is both a high level of minerals that could be mined and an increasingly limited water supply, said Mark Barton, a UA geosciences professor, during a kickoff event for the institute.

Published: 11.18.2008

Raytheon honored for decoy vehicle

ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Aviation Week magazine has named Raytheon Co.’s Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD), developed at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, the winner of the 2008 Program Excellence Award in the system-research and development category.

The MALD is a low-cost, air-launched programmable aircraft that weighs less than 300 pounds and has a range of about 575 miles. The unmanned craft protects aircraft by duplicating the combat flight profiles and signatures of U.S. and allied aircraft.

Raytheon is currently in low-rate initial production of the MALD under a $34 million contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force in July.

The company also is working on a communications-jamming version of the craft. Scott Muse is Raytheon’s MALD program director.

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C-Path lands $9M grant for research

By Nicholas Smith, Inside Tucson Business
Published on Saturday, November 15, 2008

Thursday, November 13, 2008 – 7:05 PM MST

Phoenix Business Journal – by Patrick O’Grady

Paolo Soleri was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation on Thursday, highlighting a night that put a special emphasis on green initiatives.

The awards, developed by the Arizona Technology Council in conjunction with the Arizona Department of Commerce and Gov. Janet Napolitano, sought to honor the best in technology and innovation in the state.

Soleri, recognized around the world for his art and architecture, was honored for his contributions to Arizona, particularly in regard to sustainability. His community, Arcosanti, a fusion of architecture and ecology, was started in 1970 as a way to experiment with the environment and building urban structures.

Other winners, selected by an independent committee, included:

Published: 11.01.2008

Missile deal could approach $442M

ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems won a contract valued at as much as $441.9 million from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to develop and test a system that shoots down enemy missiles.

Raytheon will get $54 million for the first round of work on the Ballistic Missile Defense System Multiple Kill Vehicle Payload System, the Pentagon said Friday.

The work will be done in Tucson and be completed by December 2011.