Raytheon’s Advanced Technology business is using scalable, foundational weapon components to decrease the development time for fielding new capabilities.
Creating composable weapons is a revolutionary approach to missile development – where standard, reusable components like hardware, software and testing infrastructure can be quickly adapted and reconfigured for different mission requirements.
Raytheon leverages proven, affordable and modular hardware components that enable rapid new weapon fielding and capability upgrades through software modifications. We define open interfaces that promote modularity and interoperability, supporting the U.S. government’s vision for open system architectures.
Raytheon is developing a composable weapons architecture to reduce cycle time, lower costs and accelerate missile development. The approach involves creating reusable components and standardized systems across multiple missile programs. We’re using our extensive expertise in missile development to:
Raytheon’s approach transforms missile development from a time-consuming, customized process to a more agile, efficient and adaptable approach to deliver missiles at the speed and quality the warfighter needs. This fundamentally changes how advanced weapons are engineered, so we can provide more, faster.
Raytheon identified key elements that our engineers could standardize, including:
which provide the outer shell of systems
to manage how the system flies
to control aerodynamic surfaces
to precisely identify targets
to make everything work together
to get them to the target
to regulate power and manage the electronics
that provide desired effects
to enable updates and collaboration
John C. Otto
Technology Director, Raytheon Advanced Technology
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