EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 2, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- The Team JCA
partnership led by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and EADS CASA North America
submitted its final proposal revision (FPR) to the U.S. Army and Air Force
for the Joint Cargo Aircraft program Jan. 30, one day before the deadline.
"Our early delivery and final proposal enhancements are the latest
examples of our continuing commitment to provide the Army and Air Force the
world's best intratheater lift capability right now," said Jim Hvizd, Team
JCA vice president. "The C-295 aircraft we propose has proven itself
through ongoing operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and humanitarian missions
worldwide. We're thrilled to be able to offer this battle-tested aircraft
to our U.S. warfighters."
The FPR is the final proposal submission for the JCA program. The bid
is centered on the C-295 military transport aircraft and incorporates key
best value enhancements. Team JCA demonstrated its capability to perform
the full range of JCA missions during the Early User Survey phase in late
2006.
JCA will provide intra-theater cargo-lift capability for deployed
forces operating in challenging environments such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
Equipped with state-of-the art avionics, survivability equipment and
engines, the C-295 is the latest version of a family of EADS CASA military
transport aircraft that also includes the CN-235.
Supporting the C-295 is a world-class production and logistics network
that will enable the Army to receive the first aircraft within a year of
contract award.
"That means the C-295 can be in commanders' hands sooner to support
combat operations, humanitarian missions and potential homeland security
and disaster relief contingencies," Hvizd said.
The C-295 uses half the fuel for a given JCA mission than its
competition. The result is more than $10 billion in life-cycle fuel cost
savings versus the competition when the delivered "true" cost of fuel is
considered.
In military service with coalition partners around the world, the C-295
is the only combat-proven aircraft competing for the program and the only
one certified by military authorities and the Federal Aviation
Administration. The C-295 is completing its seventh year of JCA-type
missions with the armed services of Spain, Poland, Algeria and Jordan and
is in production for Brazil, Portugal and Finland. It also has won formal
competitions in Australia, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.
The C-295 benefits from experience gained by more than 1 million
JCA-type flights of its family of aircraft, an achievement no other
competitor for the program can claim. With the greatest floor space in its
class, the C-295 can carry five pallets and 61 troops, exceeding the
capacity of any competing proposal.
In 2006, Team JCA chose Mobile Regional Airport in Alabama as the final
assembly and delivery site if its proposal is selected. EADS CASA North
America has already broken ground at the airport on a new delivery center
for transport aircraft of the C-295 family to be sold into the North
American market. The new facility will create more than 150 jobs at full
production if the C-295 prevails.
Raytheon Company, with 2006 sales of $20.3 billion, is an industry
leader in defense and government electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs more than 80,000
people worldwide.
Contact:
Lorenzo Cortes
310.503.3089
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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