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RMS Successfully Completes Production Milestone on Paveway Laser-guided Munition

March 30, 2012 in Aerospace, News Releases, Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson Tech by Bob Hagen

Raytheon 250-pound Paveway Reaches Production Milestone

Raytheon News Release

Employees build 1,000th precision guidance kit

NEW DELHI, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Pavewayprogram achieved a major milestone when it completed production of the 1,000th 250-pound Paveway laser-guided precision munition. Raytheon’s combat-proven Paveway is a kit that transforms “dumb” bombs into precision-guided weapons.

The 250-pound weapon, designated the GBU-58, is integrated on the AT-6, Super Etendard and the Mirage 3 aircraft. The Paveway family of weapons is integrated on more than 25 aircraft in 43 countries, including the Jaguar and Rafale. Raytheon has delivered more than 350,000 Paveway systems worldwide.

“The GBU-58, which is available via direct commercial sale, offers warfighters a small, precision-guided munition that reduces collateral damage,” said Harry Schulte, Raytheon Missile Systems’ vice president of Air Warfare Systems. “The Paveway family of weapons blends standoff capability with flexible warhead options, making it a cost-effective precision solution.”



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RMS Paveway Program

March 30, 2012 in Imported by Bob Hagen

Raytheon 250-pound Paveway Reaches Production Milestone


Raytheon News Release


Employees build 1,000th precision guidance kit


NEW DELHI, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Paveway program achieved a major milestone when it completed production of the 1,000th 250-pound Paveway laser-guided precision munition. Raytheon’s combat-proven Paveway is a kit that transforms “dumb” bombs into precision-guided weapons.


The 250-pound weapon, designated the GBU-58, is integrated on the AT-6, Super Etendard and the Mirage 3 aircraft. The Paveway family of weapons is integrated on more than 25 aircraft in 43 countries, including the Jaguar and Rafale. Raytheon has delivered more than 350,000 Paveway systems worldwide.


“The GBU-58, which is available via direct commercial sale, offers warfighters a small, precision-guided munition that reduces collateral damage,” said Harry Schulte, Raytheon Missile Systems’ vice president of Air Warfare Systems. “The Paveway family of weapons blends standoff capability with flexible warhead options, making it a cost-effective precision solution.”



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RMS Jaguar Darin II MCU

March 30, 2012 in Imported by Bob Hagen

Raytheon News Release


Raytheon Begins Procuring Parts for India’s Munitions Control Unit


MCU will enable Indian Air Force Jaguar aircraft to employ modern precision weapons


NEW DELHI, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has started procuring components required to build the Munitions Control Units for 126 of the Indian Air Force’s Jaguar Darin II attack aircraft.


The MCU enables integration of modern weapons on legacy aircraft with minimal to no modifications to aircraft wiring and the flight or stores management software. The MCU’s compact size enables it to be located in a weapons pylon or avionics bay of a legacy aircraft. From there, it interfaces between “smart” weapons and the existing software of a legacy aircraft.



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Keyware Provides Parents with Tool to Control Kids’ Online Activity

March 27, 2012 in Desert Angels, Funded Companies, News Releases by Desert Angels

The company’s parental-control software, Action Alert, will send a text or an email to a parent when a child types an inappropriate term. The parent can cut off Internet access with a mobile phone or other Internet device. Keyware is a Desert Angels’ portfolio company.

Read more: Tucson Tech: Parents can Control Kid’s Online Activity with Tool – Arizona Daily Stars

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RMS SM-3 Block IIA Interceptor Missile Moves One Step Closer to Critical Design Review

March 27, 2012 in Aerospace, News Releases, Press, Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson Tech by Bob Hagen

 

Raytheon News Release

SM-3 IIA Team Completes TDACS Preliminary Design Review

Milestone on throttleable divert and attitude control system moves program one step closer to critical design review

TUCSON, Ariz., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the SM-3 Block IIA’s throttleable divert and attitude control system. Essentially a rocket motor with four main divert nozzles and six attitude control nozzles, the TDACS’s precision propulsion will enable the SM-3 Block IIA to intercept incoming ballistic missiles with pinpoint accuracy.

“The TDACS is the most complex component of the SM-3 Block IIA,” said Wes Kremer, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems’ Air and Missile Defense Systems product line. “The design detail and test data presented at the PDR demonstrated the TDACS is ready for the next phase of development.”

The SM-3 Block IIA is a co-development effort between the U.S. and Japan and the cornerstone of phase three of the administration’s Phased Adaptive Approach. The missile’s larger rocket motors and advanced kinetic warhead will allow for a greater defended area, protecting both the U.S. and its allies from ballistic missiles. The program is on track for a 2018 delivery.



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Six Tucson Startups Named Semifinalist for Arizona Innovation Challenge

March 27, 2012 in Arizona Commerce Authority, Press by Startup Tucson

On Monday, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) named 6 Tucson startups among the semifinalists for the Arizona Innovation Challenge.  The 6 Tucson semifinalists include:

Winning startup companies will receive awards between $100,000 and $250,000 and in return will be required to commercialize their technology solution and generate revenue within one year of the award.

The Arizona Innovation Challenge is the largest competition of it’s kind in the country awarding a total $3 million through two separate competitions in 2012.  During this first round, the Challenge received 300 applications and named 25 semifinalists.

The ACA president and CEO Don Cardon said in a statement that , “the impressive pool of applicants (shows that) Arizona is the place to be for entrepreneurs.”  He also cited the 2012 Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity  report that ranks Arizona the #1 state for entrepreneurial activity.



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Tucson tech: Parents can control kids’ online activity with tool

March 27, 2012 in Desert Angels, Funded Companies, Local Companies, Press, Tucson, Tucson Tech by Curtis Gunn

Article about a Desert Angel portfolio company, Keyware.

Other Keyware investors include members of the Desert Angels, a group of individual investors that has been very active in recent years.

via Tucson tech: Parents can control kids’ online activity with tool.

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RMS SM-3 IIA Program

March 27, 2012 in Imported by Bob Hagen

Raytheon News Release

SM-3 IIA Team Completes TDACS Preliminary Design Review


Milestone on throttleable divert and attitude control system moves program one step closer to critical design review


TUCSON, Ariz., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the SM-3 Block IIA’s throttleable divert and attitude control system. Essentially a rocket motor with four main divert nozzles and six attitude control nozzles, the TDACS’s precision propulsion will enable the SM-3 Block IIA to intercept incoming ballistic missiles with pinpoint accuracy.  


“The TDACS is the most complex component of the SM-3 Block IIA,” said Wes Kremer, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems’ Air and Missile Defense Systems product line. “The design detail and test data presented at the PDR demonstrated the TDACS is ready for the next phase of development.”





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Arizona Tops List of US States – Entrepreneurship.org

March 24, 2012 in AZCI, Desert Angels, Economic Development, McGuire Center by Curtis Gunn

Geographically, entrepreneurial activity rates decreased in all U.S. regions except the Northeast, which experienced a slight increase. Rates remain highest in the West and lowest in the Midwest. Arizona had the highest entrepreneurial activity rate, with 520 per 100,000 adults creating businesses each month during 2011. Rounding out the top five highest rates were Texas (440 per 100,000 adults), California (440 per 100,000 adults), Colorado (420 per 100,000 adults) and Alaska, with 410 businesses started per 100,000 adults.

via New Business Startups Declined in 2011 Arizona Tops List of US States – Entrepreneurship.org.

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PCC Program Effectively Providing Needed Workers to Local Aviation Companies

March 23, 2012 in Aerospace, Articles, Economic Development, PCC by Bob Hagen

PCC aviation technology program turns out employment-ready workers

Inside Tucson Business

Posted: Friday, March 23, 2012 12:00 pm | Updated: 1:58 pm, Thu Mar 22, 2012.

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It may be one of the best kept secrets among many in the Tucson region, but aviation-related employers know and rely on the Pima Community College Aviation Technology Program to graduate employment-ready individuals who can step into their businesses and immediately begin hands-on tasks.

Tom Hinman, aviation technology program manager at PCC, said the vast majority of the students who graduate from the program end up working in the aviation field.

“We view ourselves as an economic engine for the community,” Hinman said. “Our program supports the existing aviation businesses here by providing them with entry and mid-level skilled employees who are ready to work.”



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