Suites will allow faster dissemination of large data products
RESTON, Va., May 28, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army
Communications-Electronics Command has awarded an $11.74 million contract
to Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) for the production and delivery of 205
Global Broadcast Service transportable ground receive suites and associated
spares.
The suites permit Army mobile users at the edge of the battlefield to
receive data and video broadcast products and process them for use by
military decision makers and frontline troops.
"Raytheon has supplied the Army with the GBS TGRS for several years
while maintaining it fully compliant with all Army technical and logistical
support needs," said Guy A. DuBois, vice president of Raytheon's
Operational Technologies and Solutions.
The GBS provides joint tactical operators with high-speed, high-volume
multimedia communications and information flow for forces on post, in
transit, and in theater in support of the conduct of modern warfare.
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:
Quentin Hunstad
703.849.1588
quentin_r_hunstad@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Quentin Hunstad of Raytheon Company,
+1-703-849-1588, quentin_r_hunstad@raytheon.com
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