Global Broadcasting Service to bring the excitement of football to deployed
troops in the Pacific
RESTON, Va., Feb. 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. sailors and Marines
aboard ships in the Pacific will be able to experience the thrill of the
National Football League's Super Bowl this Sunday while at sea. Troops
deployed will feel like they're right at home on game day, thanks to the
latest technology developed, maintained and operated by Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN).
For more than 10 years, the Raytheon-developed Global Broadcasting
Service (GBS) military satellite communications system has provided
high-speed, multimedia broadcasts of mission critical information to
military and government decision makers. But this weekend, in coordination
with the Navy and the American Forces Radio and Television Service, GBS
will broadcast Super Bowl XLII to military service men and women stationed
away from home who would otherwise not be able to enjoy this celebrated
American event.
"We are thrilled that our technology has enabled us to bring our
deployed men and women a little closer to home through this broadcast,"
said Alan Goldey, Raytheon GBS program manager. "Raytheon has developed and
sustained the GBS program into what the Air Force has declared to be one of
its best managed military satellite communications programs."
Based in Garland, Texas, Raytheon IIS is a leading provider of
information and intelligence solutions to the government. Raytheon IIS has
annual revenues of approximately $2.7 billion and employs more than 9,000
engineering and technical professionals worldwide.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 85
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Quentin Hunstad
703.849.1588
quentin_r_hunstad@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Quentin Hunstad of Raytheon Company,
+1-703-849-1588, quentin_r_hunstad@raytheon.com
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