MARLBORO, Mass, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will
join Lockheed Martin's national team to design and develop the next-generation
En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) program for the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA). Raytheon will perform as a major subcontractor to
Lockheed Martin, along with other air traffic management (ATM) industry
leaders such as Computer Sciences Corporation, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and
Harris Corp.
Raytheon brings to the ERAM team extensive en route air traffic management
system experience in the critical areas of flight and surveillance data
processing. This experience has been gained through Raytheon's 50-year
legacy of ATM system development and most notably its partnerships with the
Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) in Germany, NAV CANADA in Canada and the FAA
in the US. Raytheon has a long history of developing and introducing advanced
open software architectures to our ATM partners that provide efficient and
cost effective long term system growth and evolution. In addition, Raytheon's
ATM systems engineering experience, from the current en route back-up channel,
or Direct Access Radar Channel (DARC), to the next-generation terminal
automation system, Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS),
will enable Raytheon to leverage proven technology and engineering processes
that are directly applicable to ERAM.
"Raytheon is pleased to perform as a major subcontractor to Lockheed
Martin for ERAM and we are confident that the FAA will be getting a world
class team to provide a solution for modernization of the world's most complex
en route ATM system," said Steve Teel, vice president of Business Development
for Raytheon's Command, Control, Communications and Information Systems.
In addition, Lockheed Martin will join the Raytheon Standard Terminal
Automation Replacement System (STARS) team. As a subcontractor to Raytheon,
Lockheed Martin will apply its expertise in high-density TRACON operations to
assist in the transition of Common ARTS to STARS at very large TRACON
facilities.
Bob Eckel, vice president of Raytheon Air Traffic Management Systems,
said, "We believe that this partnership with Lockheed Martin will leverage the
best capabilities of both companies to offer the FAA effective solutions for
ERAM and STARS bridging the terminal and en route airspace. Lockheed Martin's
addition to the STARS team will ensure timely and safe transition of the large
high density TRACON facilities from the existing automation system to STARS."
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company is a global technology
leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, and business and
special mission aircraft.
Contact:
Blanche Necessary
202 314 3780
SOURCE Raytheon Company
 back to top
Related links:
http://www.raytheon.com
CONTACT:
Blanche Necessary of Raytheon Company,
+1-202-314-3780
|
