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all provided by Raytheon Missiles & Defence. missions, Raytheon Technologies is promoting smart defence sys-

Display provides an unprecedented amount of will require the next-generation sensing and effects capabilities;
flight, tactical and sensor information on the command, control and communications systems to bolster its ability
visors of F-35 pilots enhancing their situational to defend against surface, airborne and space domain challenges.
awareness. The helmet will bring in data from an “When you think about the regionally connected battlespace and
RI&S-built electro-optical distributed aperture the kind of work are we doing connecting everything, we offer
system, known as EODAS, which collects and very unique solutions to all the regional players around here and
sends real-time, high-resolution imagery from in partnership with others as well. So we look at this area as a
infrared sensors around the aircraft. Collins tremendous opportunity,” Shockey added.
and RI&S also developed the Joint Precision
Approach and Landing System (JPALS), which In Growth Mode
guides aircraft onto carriers and amphibious Raytheon Technologies also observes opportunities from fighter
assault ships in all weather and surface con- campaigns in India, where U.S. built aircraft such as the F/A-18
ditions. Super Hornet, F-21 (India specific derivative of the F-16) and F-15EX
are on offer and feature significant amounts of content provided by
The F-35 programme for Singapore will be a the company. “We have our content on pretty much every platform
major driver for Raytheon Technologies’ as that's moving through the procurement process and I view us as a
in addition to the platform itself, there will be good partner for those going after those campaigns,” Shockey said.
requirements for continued upgrades, sustain- Raytheon Technologies’ defensive systems such as the National
ment and weapons Shockey said. In Singapore Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and Patriot
the company is seeking to further expand its missile systems are also in service in the Middle East with nations in
defence presence, “We have a good balance the region under immense pressure to upgrade their ground-based
across the portfolios, though it is a little heavier air defences, to guard against an increasing amount of incoming
skewed on the commercial side, but we view drone attacks. “We do a lot of work in the Middle East and have an
Collins’ next-generation Helmet Mounted tems such as ISR aircraft and its SeaVue maritime radar. Singapore [ INTERVIEW RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES ]
lots of great opportunities here and we also enduring customer base there. We have a lot of stakes in this region
have a very conducive environment for growth and some long-term relationships in the region. We are very glad
here,” he added. that they look to Raytheon Technologies as one of their security
providers,” Shockey said.
On the commercial side, Singapore’s Economic
Development Board (EDB) and the Government Shockey said that Raytheon Technologies was supported through
has fostered a lot of innovation in the aftermar- the pandemic by military requirements, “We were able to provide
ket side in advanced manufacturing, Shockey steady support to warfighters, both domestically and around the
added. Collins Aerospace has an innovation world, being part of the defence industrial base in the United States,
hub that's based in Singapore and created in where we were allowed to have our factories open, and operate
partnership with the Singapore government, safely for our workforce during COVID.”
where work is being done on additive manu-
facturing, robotics, Big Data.

New Capabilities
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, which is
another Raytheon Technologies business, is
offering airborne Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance (ISR) and air dominance
solutions to U.S. allies and partners in support
of their national security priorities. According
to Shockey, Singapore is the gateway to the
dynamic Southeast Asia region, “We are work-
ing with regional partners and allies to bolster
their reconnaissance, intelligence and commu-
nications capabilities so they can stay ahead
of threats.”

With its defence procurement systems pri-
oritising the acquisition of advanced military
equipment, which provide enhanced situational
awareness to manage and deter a range of
threats rapidly in a wide variety of challenging

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