GOLETA, Calif., March 19, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) radar warning receiver has been selected by the Royal
Australian Air Force for its F/A-18 tactical aircraft fleet as an integral
part of the Hornet Upgrade Program.
The RAAF intends to procure 66 ALR-67(V)3 systems as part of a
continuing production contract Raytheon has with the U.S. Navy's Naval Air
Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. To kick off the program, Raytheon
recently received a $6.3 million antenna contract from the Navy in support
of the RAAF program. The contract includes delivery of 20 antenna sets for
the RAAF and forward antenna development effort for the RAAF and the
Finland Air Force.
"This program will not only provide the RAAF F/A-18 fleet the most
advanced, effective radar warning receiver available, it will also bring
new technology and in-country work content to Australia," said Kathy
Weiler, Raytheon's ALR-67(V)3 program director. "And it provides the RAAF a
fully integrated, fully interoperable radar warning receiver capability for
the protection of its warfighters."
The ALR-67(V)3, which is the radar warning receiver on Navy F/A-18E/F
carrier-based tactical aircraft, completed its successful initial
deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The receiver provides sophisticated
digital technology to detect and identify threat radar emitters, thereby
enhancing the survivability of aircraft equipped with the system. The
integration of the ALR-67(V)3 will provide the RAAF with a state-of-the-art
digital radar warning receiver that is fully integrated with the Hornet's
avionics systems.
Including the RAAF 66 systems and the next anticipated U.S. Navy
procurement, more than 400 radar warning receivers plus spares will have
been ordered under the overall ALR-67(V)3 production program. Additional
domestic and international sales of the system are also planned.
Work on the radar warning receiver is being done by the company's
Electronic Warfare organization in Goleta, Calif., with support of
facilities in El Segundo, Calif., Forest, Miss., and McKinney, Texas.
Currently under consideration is the development of Australian suppliers to
be used for the production of some key system components for future
ALR-67(V)3 production to meet additional U.S. and international
requirements.
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.
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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