Milestone brings system closer to operational capability
GARLAND, Texas, May 23, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) has accomplished a major requirement of the Distributed Common Ground
System (DCGS) contract -- completing the end-to-end factory acceptance
testing of the DCGS 10.2 system.
During the test, Raytheon conducted a series of on-site evaluations
with representatives from the U.S. Air Force exercising the system and
evaluating the results. In the next phase, Raytheon will deliver the DCGS
10.2 system to the first of several planned core sites, DGS-2 at Beale Air
Force Base, Calif. There Raytheon will complete installation, integration
and checkout in preparation for the site acceptance testing.
"The extended factory acceptance test signifies a key milestone to
bring the Air Force DCGS sites closer to a network-centric reality, where
each site is able to share intelligence information in near real-time,"
said Anthony DiFurio, director of Multi-Intelligence Systems for Raytheon's
Intelligence and Information Systems. "DCGS is a critical part of our
nation's security plan, providing our military services with best-of-breed
technology."
When fully fielded, DCGS Block 10.2 will be a worldwide distributed,
network centric enterprise architecture that enables collaborative
intelligence operations and production. Its environment provides for both
the physical and electronic distribution of intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance data analysis and tools.
Raytheon's DCGS 10.2 upgrade will be capable of continuous on-demand
intelligence brokering that will enable U.S. and coalition forces to get
the information they need to take action and influence events in a
significantly shorter amount of time.
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 $2.7 billion and employs more than 9,000
engineering and technical professionals worldwide.
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:
Keith Little
703.849.1675
KDLittle@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Keith Little of Raytheon Company,
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