DUBAI AIRPORT SHOW, May 29, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) has completed the critical design review milestone on the
General Civil Aviation Authority of United Arab Emirates AutoTrac III
contract.
"This important milestone indicates that the program is running well
and on time," said Hassan Karam, director of air navigation services for
the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
Raytheon was awarded a contract in September 2006 to provide the
AutoTrac III air traffic management system to the United Arab Emirates. The
contract with the GCAA will help ensure safety in the United Arab Emirates
airspace by replacing the aging en route system with Raytheon's
next-generation air traffic management system.
"The critical design review milestone marks the acceptance of overall
system design, including the definition of external interfaces, new
software development requirements and final hardware configuration," said
Riis Johnasen, director of projects and planning of GCAA. "There is still a
lot of work ahead, but we are confident that Raytheon and the GCAA will
continue this success story."
Raytheon's AutoTrac III will be installed in the new Sheikh Zayed Air
Navigation Centre, Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi. The new centre will be the
largest and most advanced air traffic management system in the Middle East.
AutoTrac III provides software and hardware to ensure safety for 16
airspace sectors in the area control centre and 10 in the emergency area
control centre. These can easily expand to accommodate anticipated growth
in air traffic during the next 20 years.
"The AutoTrac III system adds momentum to the incredible transformation
we are undertaking to modernize the U.A.E. airspace," said Mohammed Ghanim
Al Ghaith, director general of the GCAA. "Based on the AutoTrac II
performance and Raytheon's reputation, it seemed natural to select the
AutoTrac III to replace our aging en route system."
AutoTrac III, built solely by Raytheon, capitalizes on the successes of
AutoTrac I and II, featuring a new generation of flight and surveillance
data processing systems. AutoTrac III also bridges the gap from previous
technology by allowing users to integrate the new product system with
either their legacy or next-generation products. The system, with its
modern, open architecture design and high performance characteristics, is
fully adaptable and scaleable to any air traffic management environment,
ranging from a simple tower automation application to a fully integrated
national, multi-centre system.
"For more than 50 years, Raytheon has been a global leader in the
technology and innovation that ensures safety and increases the capacity of
airspace around the world," said Andy Zogg, Raytheon's vice president for
Airspace Management and Homeland Security. "With Raytheon's AutoTrac III
system, GCAA can be confident that it is prepared to handle the incredible
air traffic growth expected in this region."
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.
Contact:
Lynford Morton
703.284.4446
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