Despite a very difficult economic environment, a steady stream of noteworthy technology business development-related items of significance has taken place in Southern AZ during calendar year 2009*. They include: 

*Note: To review technology business development-related items of significance occuring in CY 2008, please click here. 

January 2009

Raytheon Missile Systems awarded $12.3 million modification by US Air Force to Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) contract that mimics the combat flight profiles and signatures of US and allied aircraft

IdeaFunding Committee Chair and longtime economic development supporter Larry Hecker recognized by Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce as its “Man of the Year”

University of Arizona’s Catalina Sky Survey awarded $3.16 million NASA grant to continue its efforts to track and identify near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets

US Navy successfully flight tests a new target-detecting device for the Standard Missile-2 ship defense system developed by Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson