Read more Raytheon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1792/raytheon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:25:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60584/pentagon-builds-legion-of-hacker-soldiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMilitary recruiters may still prize the strapping jock, but military contractors are wooing the scrawny computer geek to join the ranks of young "hacker soldiers" enlisted to defend the US in cyberwarfare, the New York Times reports. Most of the biggest companies, like Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, have “cyber...http://www.newser.com/story/60584/pentagon-builds-legion-of-hacker-soldiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 May 2009 10:52:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60544/defense-giants-stalk-cyberwar-contracts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMajor defense contractors are already staffed with "hacker soldiers" who can help them earn billions of dollars in Washington's new cyberwar, the New York Times reports. Cranking rock tunes and piling up pop cans, engineers hack away at companies like Raytheon, working for the Pentagon or protecting internal documents. Now,...http://www.newser.com/story/60544/defense-giants-stalk-cyberwar-contracts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 15:05:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/9503/embattled-blackwater-maneuvering-to-expand-role.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlackwater, the private security firm under fire for controversial shootings in Iraq, is preparing expansion plans to develop a bigger role as an arm of the US military. Company founder Erik Prince wants to make Blackwater a one-stop shop for all kinds of operations to which Washington won't commit US...http://www.newser.com/story/9503/embattled-blackwater-maneuvering-to-expand-role.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Oct 2007 3:05:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/9112/ray-gun-eyed-for-riot-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US is eyeing a new weapon said to produce "waves of agony" for its potential in riot control and combat situations, reports Information Week. Raytheon's Silent Guardian aims a highly concentrated beam of millimeter waves, heating water just under the skin in a manner that creates a burning sensation...http://www.newser.com/story/9112/ray-gun-eyed-for-riot-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Oct 2007 10:12:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1981/pentagon-woos-tech-startups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInfant tech companies are fast becoming a tributary in the pipeline between the Pentagon and big contractors, the Times reports. And in a new, official initiative, Defense is tasking venture capitalists to harvest ideas and technologies from the fast-moving tech startups they monitor, and small companies are winning coveted contracts.http://www.newser.com/story/1981/pentagon-woos-tech-startups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 May 2007 11:38:08 CDT