Divergent and Raytheon partner to reengineer naval applications
Divergent Technologies, Inc., located in Torrance, California, USA, has highlighted its ongoing collaboration with Raytheon, an RTX business, to reengineer naval products using the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS). According to Divergent, the relationship demonstrates a model for modernising long-serving systems across defence, while maintaining operational relevance.
Thus far, Divergent and Raytheon have focused on production scalability and efficiency. In one example, the companies were able to modernise a decades-old design for scalable production in under five months, despite the absence of the original tooling or production infrastructure.
Another example is the rapid redesign of a legacy Raytheon effector, consolidating the airframe’s component count, reducing the total part count by a reported 80%. By simplifying the structure through functionally integrated structures, the platform’s performance and survivability were preserved while simultaneously improving manufacturability and reducing assembly complexity.
“In a matter of months, we transformed a legacy blueprint into an optimised, digital-first design that was then manufactured as flight-ready hardware using a next-generation, software-defined manufacturing process,” explained Lukas Czinger, co-founder & CEO of Divergent. “Our team’s success has demonstrated the power that a fully integrated digital production system brings to extend the life and volume of existing platforms and meet urgent operational needs.”
The companies stated that this project’s reimagined design, parts consolidation, and simplified assembly underscore how digital manufacturing can sustain and evolve mission-critical systems. Divergent’s platform-based approach enables scalable fabrication of aerospace-grade assemblies without dedicated tooling or legacy supply chains, enabling the acceleration of development timelines and improving adaptability across mission sets.
“Divergent’s innovative digital manufacturing approach has compressed a multi-year development cycle into just a few months, which is a crucial advantage as our customers face rapidly evolving threats,” said Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon. “This shows how agile collaborations can accelerate capability delivery and has tremendous potential as we explore how we can apply it across the Raytheon portfolio.”
