News: Microelectronics
4 June 2026
RTX’s Raytheon awarded $515m contract for GaN-based SPY-6 family of radars
US-based Raytheon (a business of aerospace & defense company RTX of Arlington, VA) has been awarded a $515m contract from the US Navy for the SPY-6 family of radars. The contract is a follow-on to the Integration and Production Support contract, 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 US Navy, including the government of Germany with the potential for other countries to be added under the Foreign Military Sales program.
SPY-6 is one of several radar programs designed and manufactured at Raytheon’s Radar Development Facility in Andover, Massachusetts, a 30,000ft2 site supporting the production of diverse types of radars for US and allied forces. The vertically integrated and highly automated site has a gallium nitride (GaN) foundry to produce the semiconductors essential for SPY-6 and other Raytheon radars.
“With over a decade of demonstrated success at sea, SPY-6 remains the US Navy’s most advanced maritime radar, providing the fleet with unmatched sensing power and multi-mission readiness to counter evolving threats,” says Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon. “Backed by an $800m investment to modernize our radar manufacturing facilities, we’re accelerating production and are expecting to double SPY-6 output by 2028.”
SPY-6 is now aboard two commissioned US 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 US Navy ships, enhancing defense against air, surface, ballistic and electronic warfare threats.
Raytheon is actively hiring engineers across multiple disciplines to support this critical program.
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