Raytheon signs $6B contract modification with DOD

Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) signed a $6 billion contract modification Monday to provide the Defense Logistics Agency with parts and repair and engineering services for multiple weapons systems.

Source: Raytheon signs $6B contract modification with DOD – Washington Business Journal

Shipboard electronics steams into the 21st century

NASHUA, N.H. – The U.S. Navy surface warship fleet in 2019 achieved important strides in shipbuilding and fielding new weapons. In late June, the Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Electric Ships program office released a Naval Power and Energy Systems Technology Development Roadmap, or NPES-TDR — a path to new enabling technologies for exotic new shipboard weapons and sensors.

Source: Shipboard electronics | Military & Aerospace Electronics

Segway Ending Production of its Namesake Vehicle 

Segway, which boldly claimed its two-wheeled personal transporter would revolutionize the way people get around, is ending production of its namesake vehicle.The Segway PT, popular with tourists and police officers but perhaps better known for its high-profile crashes, will be retired on July 15, the company said in a statement.

Source: Segway Ending Production of its Namesake Vehicle | Manufacturing.net

Robotics companies take precautions to reopen offices ahead of the tech industry 

Tom Ryden, executive director of nonprofit MassRobotics, did something last week that’s rare for tech workers these days: he picked up a call not from his living room or home desk, but from his office in the Seaport.

Source: Massachusetts robotics companies take precautions to reopen offices ahead of the tech industry – Boston Business Journal