Raytheon is investing $100 million to expand its Portsmouth, Rhode Island, facility. The expansion will accelerate Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) testing by increasing capacity and boost Patriot® GEM-T subcomponent production to meet growing global demand.
“This investment strengthens our ability to deliver critical air and missile defense capabilities to customers around the world. Expanding in Portsmouth allows us to scale production, advance LTAMDS testing, and ensure the U.S. Army and our international partners receive these systems as quickly as possible,” said Tom Laliberty, President of Land & Air Defense Systems at Raytheon.
The announcement comes eight months after the company broke ground on a $53 million expansion of its Radar Production Facility in Andover, Massachusetts. LTAMDS is a radar designed to defeat advanced threats, including hypersonic weapons.
Raytheon is under contract for multiple LTAMDS radars for the U.S. Army and Poland. The program also recently completed its ninth successful flight test, using the radar’s multiple arrays to track and intercept a surrogate target.
The Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) - designed for intercepting all types of airborne threats, including tactical ballistic missiles - is a primary effector for the combat-proven Patriot air and missile defense system.
RTX businesses have operated in Rhode Island for more than 60 years, currently employing more than 850 people. Raytheon's Portsmouth campus plays a critical role supporting undersea technology, combat systems and radars.
Raytheon also announced it has been awarded a $515 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the SPY-6 family of radars. The contract is a follow-on to the Integration and Production Support contract, which was awarded in June 2025, and includes upgrading Flight IIA destroyers with the SPY-6(V)4 variant.
Under the sole source award, Raytheon will provide continued support for the SPY-6 family of radars to the U.S. Navy, including the government of Germany with the potential for other countries to be added under the Foreign Military Sales program.
“With over a decade of demonstrated success at sea, SPY-6 remains the U.S. Navy’s most advanced maritime radar, providing the fleet with unmatched sensing power and multi-mission readiness to counter evolving threats,” said Barbara Borgonovi, President of Naval Power at Raytheon.
“Backed by an $800 million investment to modernize our radar manufacturing facilities, we're accelerating production and are expecting to double SPY‑6 output by 2028,” she added.
SPY-6 is now aboard two commissioned U.S. Navy ships and is installed on 11 others, all of which are undergoing various stages of testing. Over the next decade, SPY-6 is expected to be deployed on more than 50 U.S. Navy ships, enhancing defense against air, surface, ballistic and electronic warfare threats.
SPY-6 is one of several radar programs designed and manufactured at Raytheon's Radar Development Facility in Andover, Massachusetts, a 30,000-square foot site supporting the production of diverse types of radars for U.S. and allied forces. This vertically integrated and highly automated site is one of the most advanced in the world, complete with a gallium nitride (GaN) foundry to produce the semiconductors essential for SPY-6 and other Raytheon radars.
Raytheon is a leading provider of defense solutions to help the U.S. government, allies and partners defend their national sovereignty and ensure their security. For more than 100 years, Raytheon has developed new technologies and enhanced existing capabilities in integrated air and missile defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and radars, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile defense across land, air, sea and space.
With more than 180,000 global employees and industry-leading capabilities, RTX advances aviation, engineers integrated defense systems for operational success, and develops next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2025 sales of more than $88 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA. (Photo © RTX: Members of the military and Raytheon’s leadership team at a groundbreaking ceremony)
