RESTON, Va., May 1, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)
has been awarded a $14.5 million contract for the Global Broadcasting
Service (GBS) from the U.S. Air Force's Electronic System Center, Hanscom
Air Force Base, Mass.
Raytheon will build 59 Army receive suites and 69 Air Force Internet
protocol receiver suites that will provide theater commanders the ability
to receive theater-specific command and control information in a timely
manner.
"GBS is a proven communications tool for the military, providing key
technology expertise to the Air Force," said McClellan "Guy" DuBois, vice
president in the Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS)
business. "The system provides the warfighter an operational picture in
near real-time."
GBS is a high bandwidth data broadcast system designed to carry heavy
multimedia files to users worldwide, freeing up local networks from
bandwidth intensive files. The receive suites can efficiently facilitate
the availability of information to computer network operators, command
centers and field users, expediting the process and share of mission
critical information. These systems, which provide classified and
unclassified data in a secure manner, are vital to in-theater commanders .
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 $2.6 billion and employs more than 8,000
engineering and technical professionals worldwide. Raytheon IIS recently
achieved a strategic milestone in earning CMMI(R) (Capability Maturity
Model Integration) Maturity Level 3 accreditation for the full model scope
(System Engineering, Software Engineering, Integrated Product and Process
Development, and Supplier Sourcing) across its enterprise.
Raytheon Company, with 2006 sales of $20.3 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 73,000 people worldwide.
Note to Editors:
GBS broadcasts worldwide more than 4 terabytes of data everyday using
three military UFO/GBS Ka-band satellites and leased Ku commercial
satellites. The IP TIP is HHMVEE-mounted and provides mobile, in-theater
broadcast management and uplink capabilities. The receive segment includes
ground (fixed and transportable), shipboard and subsurface GBS receive
suites. The contracting activity is the GBS Joint Program Office, Hanscom
Air Force Base, Mass.
Contact:
Keith Little
703.849.1675
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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