Warfighters in the Pacific now have increased capability from the Global
Broadcast Service
RESTON, Va., June 17, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Broadcast Service
Satellite Broadcast Manager facility in Wahiawa, Hawaii, recently began
operational broadcasts over the U.S. Air Force's new Wideband Global SATCOM
(WGS) satellite.
Developed and operated for the past 10 years by Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN), the Global Broadcast Service now provides users in the Pacific with
increased capacity, thanks to the WGS.
"The addition of WGS capacity dramatically increases situational
awareness, provides faster sensor-to-shooter timelines, and enhances Global
Broadcast Service to the warfighters in the Pacific," said Guy A. DuBois,
vice president of Raytheon's Operational Technologies and Solutions.
Raytheon has implemented three major upgrades to the GBS through its
technology team with a demonstrated record of providing transition
solutions with the lowest-risk and best-value system. The company's program
intimacy provides the U.S. government the right technical skill to address
the evolving nature of the next-generation transition contract that
integrates GBS into future net-centric operations across the global
information grid.
The GBS is a worldwide mission support system providing wideband
Internet protocol broadcasts of real-time video, imagery and large files
with critical actionable intelligence and situational awareness data to
military forces on post, in transit and in theater.
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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