EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 14, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force
Research Laboratory has authorized Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to
demonstrate target recognition technology designed to increase protection
for ground forces without compounding risk to an aircraft stalking enemies
who threaten those forces.
First in a laboratory and then aloft, the company expects to show how
its Air-to-Ground Radar Imaging II program would permit aircraft at a safe
distance to detect, track and target hostile forces in motion on the
ground. The laboratory demonstration is expected in autumn 2008, followed
by a flight next spring aboard a Raytheon test aircraft.
Advanced high-resolution radar can monitor activity from distances of
more than 50 miles. Raytheon expects the demonstrations to prove software
the company developed for a target recognition system mounted on a manned
or unmanned aircraft will permit current radar technology to accomplish
this new mission. Raytheon leads a team that includes BAE Systems and SAIC.
"We want to protect the warfighter in the air and on the ground as much
as possible," said Nick Uros, vice president for Advanced Concepts and
Technology at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. "One way is to use an
automatic target recognition system at a stand-off location. We're proud to
be able to help the Air Force develop this important technology."
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems is a leading provider of sensor
systems giving military forces the most accurate and timely actionable
information available for the network-centric battlefield. With 2007
revenues of $4.3 billion and 12,000 employees, SAS is headquartered in El
Segundo, Calif. Additional facilities are in Goleta, Calif.; Forest, Miss.;
Dallas, McKinney and Plano, Texas; and several international locations.
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 86
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:
Art Bentley
310.647-3266
Arthur_H_Bentley@raytheon.com
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