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Business/Financial

Australia Signs Strategic Alliance For Defense Technologies With Raytheon

Thursday, June 9th, 2016

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The Australian Department of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) signed a strategic alliance with Raytheon [RTN] to increase collaboration on defense technologies, the Australian government announced Wednesday.Signed by the Chief Defence Scientist, Alex Zelinsky, and Michael Ward, managing director of Raytheon Australia, the alliance agreement will have both organizations collaborate on strategically significant research areas including cyber/electronic warfare systems, hypersonics, naval combat systems, underwater systems, operational analysis, and quantum technology.The signing occurred during DST’s Partnership Week activities in…

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