Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense will upgrade its Coyote drone for future missions, including precision-strike capabilities.
David Wichner Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense was awarded a Navy contract worth up to nearly $150 million to upgrade its Coyote drone for future missions, including precision-strike capabilities.
The work is to be completed by the end of 2024, with about 60% of the work to be performed in Tucson, and $44.5 million was obligated with the award with a maximum contract value of $146.7 million, the Pentagon said. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Raytheon paired the Coyote with its Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors radar system to create the Howler Counter Unmanned Aerial System, which was deployed by the Army in 2019 after the service declared defense against drones and other airborne threats an “urgent operational need.
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