TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 31, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's
(NYSE: RTN) Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor
System (JLENS) has successfully completed Orbit preliminary design review
(PDR), a key milestone in the U.S. Army program that will provide a
critical cruise missile defense capability for our nation's protectors.
The four-day Orbit PDR thoroughly reviewed all aspects of JLENS design
maturity and confidence. The PDR is a key milestone in the $1.4 billion
system design and demonstration (SDD) contract under which two JLENS Orbits
are being delivered. System testing is scheduled to begin in 2010 with SDD
program completion in 2012.
JLENS provides long-duration, wide-area, over-the-horizon detection and
tracking of incoming cruise missiles while also supplying the battlefield
commander with situational awareness and elevated communications
capabilities to provide sufficient warning to enable air defense systems to
engage and defeat threats.
Each JLENS Orbit consists of two systems: a surveillance system and a
fire control system, which includes an elevated long-range surveillance
radar and an elevated high- performance fire control radar. Each radar is
integrated onto a large aerostat connected by a tether to the ground-based
mobile mooring station and communications processing group.
"We've progressed on schedule and within budget in a very rapid and
disciplined manner since SDD was awarded only 14 months ago," said Pete
Franklin, vice president, National & Theater Security Programs for Raytheon
Integrated Defense Systems. "The success of Orbit PDR affirms that JLENS is
ready to move forward with detailed design."
"JLENS provides a key capability to the warfighter," said Lt. Col.
Stephen Wilhelm, JLENS product manager, U.S. Army Program Executive Office
for Missiles and Space. "Orbit PDR is the latest in a string of rapid fire
milestone successes for the JLENS program and continues to reaffirm our
confidence that this critical cruise missile defense capability is on track
to be provided to our warfighters as planned."
Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace
Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad
international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile
Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland
Security.
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 more
than 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:
Maureen Heard
339.645.6664
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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