Manufacturer catalog

Raytheon UK

Raytheon UK is the United Kingdom business of RTX's Raytheon defense segment, with sites across England, Scotland and Wales and work spanning defense, aerospace, cyber, intelligence, complex weapons, training systems, space and integrated air and missile defense. Its catalog presence is strongest in British precision air weapons, especially the Paveway IV guided-bomb line and the wider Raytheon Paveway family.

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Raytheon UK describes itself as a technology company focused on Defence, Aerospace, Cyber and Intelligence, and says it operates UK sites in England, Scotland and Wales. RTX's UK overview places Raytheon UK alongside Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney in a wider RTX footprint that spans more than 30 locations across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

For weapons context, Raytheon UK is most visible in precision-guided munitions and newer directed-energy work. The company says its UK research and development focus includes complex weapons, digital engineering, AI in training, space and intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance, and power products. Raytheon UK also opened a laser integration centre in Livingston, Scotland, to support testing, fielding and maintenance of defensive laser weapons.

Precision-guided air weaponsComplex weapons integrationDirected-energy and counter-UAS systemsTraining transformation servicesSpace and intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissanceCyber and intelligence systems

Notable Systems

Paveway IV guided bomb, Dual-mode precision-guided bomb, Munitions

Paveway IV guided bomb

Dual-mode precision-guided bomb

Raytheon UK describes Paveway IV as a dual-mode precision-guided bomb developed and manufactured by Raytheon and a cornerstone of the RAF air-to-ground arsenal since 2008.

Sources: Raytheon UK Paveway IV Integration Trials
Paveway laser-guided bomb, Laser-guided bomb guidance-kit family, Munitions

Paveway laser-guided bomb

Laser-guided bomb guidance-kit family

RTX presents Paveway as the Raytheon laser-guided bomb family that converts conventional bombs into precision-guided munitions, with later GPS/INS-equipped variants adding all-weather guidance options.

Sources: RTX Paveway Bomb

Manufacturer History

  1. Legal predecessor incorporated

    Companies House records Raytheon United Kingdom Limited as incorporated on 24 February 1938, originally under the previous company name A.C.Cossor Limited.

    Sources: Companies House Raytheon United Kingdom Limited

  2. Paveway IV integration contract

    Raytheon announced that its United Kingdom subsidiary, Raytheon Systems Limited, received a contract to support Paveway IV integration and flight trials on RAF Tornado GR4/4A aircraft.

    Sources: Raytheon Paveway IV Tornado GR4 Contract

  3. Livingston laser integration centre opens

    Raytheon UK said the delivery of the first UK laser weapon system coincided with the opening of its laser integration centre in Livingston, Scotland, for testing, fielding and maintenance of defensive laser weapons.

    Sources: Raytheon UK Laser Integration Centre

  4. HELWS vehicle test in the UK

    Raytheon UK, Dstl and DE&S reported a full-power test of Raytheon's High-Energy Laser Weapon System integrated onto a British Army Wolfhound vehicle at Porton Down.

    Sources: Raytheon UK HELWS Vehicle Test

  5. Paveway IV Typhoon trials

    RTX reported that Raytheon UK completed Paveway IV integration trials on Eurofighter Typhoon with RWM Italia and the Royal Air Force at RAF Marham and MOD Aberporth.

    Sources: Raytheon UK Paveway IV Integration Trials

Predecessors
A.C.Cossor Limited
Website links
Official websiteAbout Raytheon UKRTX in the UKCompanies House record

Public sources use Raytheon UK, Raytheon United Kingdom Limited and Raytheon Systems Limited in different brand, legal and historical contexts; this manufacturer record keeps Raytheon UK as the canonical public name because connected weapon records use that label.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Raytheon UK Official WebsitePublisher: Raytheon UK | Note: Supports the official website, current public brand and domain-level defense, national-security and commercial-market positioning. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • About Raytheon UKPublisher: Raytheon UK | Note: Supports the UK company description, defense/aerospace/cyber/intelligence focus, sites across England, Scotland and Wales, wholly owned RTX relationship and more-than-100-year UK presence. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • RTX in the UKPublisher: Raytheon UK | Note: Supports RTX's broader UK footprint, Raytheon UK's place alongside Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney, and UK research focus areas including complex weapons, space and ISR. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Companies House Raytheon United Kingdom LimitedPublisher: Companies House | Note: Supports the Raytheon United Kingdom Limited legal record, company number, registered office address, incorporation date and previous A.C.Cossor Limited name. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Raytheon Paveway IV Tornado GR4 ContractPublisher: Raytheon | Note: Supports Raytheon Systems Limited's Paveway IV integration contract, UK strike-platform integration context, and historical UK facilities description. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • RTX Paveway BombPublisher: RTX | Note: Supports Raytheon's Paveway family description as a laser-guided bomb line that converts conventional bombs into precision-guided munitions and later added GPS/INS-equipped versions. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Raytheon UK Paveway IV Integration TrialsPublisher: RTX | Note: Supports Raytheon UK's role in Paveway IV, the 2025 Typhoon integration trials, the company description as a UK MOD supplier and systems integrator, and the official Paveway IV image. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Raytheon UK Laser Integration CentrePublisher: Raytheon UK | Note: Supports the Livingston laser integration centre, laser-weapon testing and maintenance role, UK facilities list, employee count at publication and RTX Raytheon business relationship. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Raytheon UK HELWS Vehicle TestPublisher: Raytheon UK | Note: Supports the Raytheon UK, Dstl and DE&S High-Energy Laser Weapon System vehicle test, Wolfhound integration and counter-UAS technology context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Raytheon UK HELWS British Army FiringPublisher: Raytheon UK | Note: Supports the British Army HELWS live-firing milestone and Raytheon UK's role with Team Hersa in land laser directed-energy experimentation. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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Paveway IV guided bomb, Dual-mode precision-guided bomb, Munitions2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2023 Red Sea Crisis +1 morePaveway IV guided bombDual-mode precision-guided bombBuilt in: United KingdomPaveway IV is a Raytheon UK 500-pound-class precision-guided bomb built around GPS-aided inertial navigation, laser guidance, and an electronic fuze. It became a core RAF air-to-ground weapon after entering UK service in 2008, moved from Harrier and Tornado carriage to Typhoon and F-35B integration, and is documented in RAF counter-ISIS strikes, UK-led Red Sea Crisis strikes on Houthi military sites, and Saudi-led coalition air operations in Yemen.
Paveway laser-guided bomb, Laser-guided bomb guidance-kit family, Munitions1982 Falklands War, 1990 Gulf War +5 morePaveway laser-guided bombLaser-guided bomb guidance-kit familyBuilt in: United States / United KingdomPaveway is a U.S.-origin family of laser-guided bomb kits that turns conventional gravity bombs into precision air-to-surface weapons by adding a seeker, computer-control group, and airfoil surfaces. Raytheon traces production to 1968, while later Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon UK lines cover Paveway II, Paveway III, dual-mode Enhanced Paveway, Paveway IV, and Paveway II Plus kits documented in combat-use and transfer records from the Falklands and Gulf War through Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Ukraine, and Yemen.