MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 13, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's
(NYSE: RTN) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System, or AFATDS, has
received top honors in two categories at the network centric warfare awards
sponsored by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement.
The awards honor, recognize and promote initiatives in the Department
of Defense, coalition governments and defense industry that exemplify the
principles of network centric warfare and support information age
transformation.
The AFATDS awards for the outstanding achievement from the defense
industry and for outstanding U.S. government program were based on a review
by a panel of judges representing the DoD, active duty military, industry
and academia.
"This is a tremendous honor for our government customer and industry
team," said Jack Harrington, vice president, command and control systems
for Raytheon's Network Centric Systems. "We continue to build on a solid
foundation as we evolve our products to meet the future needs of the
warfighter while delivering innovative solutions."
AFATDS is part of the battle command networked system, providing fire
support command and control capability for the Army and Marine Corps. It
has been employed in combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The AFATDS team award comes on the heels of the program's recognition
as a Top 5 Program by the National Defense and Industrial Association
during its annual conference and award ceremony in October 2007.
"We are proud that our efforts are truly making a difference," said Ted
Hom, product director, Fire Support Command and Control, PM Battle Command.
"We continually strive to exploit advances in technology and robust net-
centric capabilities to provide our warfighters the best equipment
available."
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.
Note to Editors:
The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) network
centric warfare awards were announced Jan. 23, 2008, during the annual
conference held in Washington, D.C. Representatives from the AFATDS
government-industry team, including the Army Training and Doctrine Command
capabilities manager for Fire Support, Communications, Command and Control;
the product director for Fire Support Command and Control; program manager
Battle Command; and Raytheon's Command and Control product line were on
hand to accept the awards.
Raytheon's Persistent Surveillance and Dissemination System of Systems,
or PSDS2, was recognized as Best U.S. Government Program by the IDGA in
January 2007.
Contact:
MB Hodgkiss
508.490.2607
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