Raytheon Awarded Contract to Evolve the DCGS Integration Backbone to the U.S. Air Force

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Raytheon Awarded Contract to Evolve the DCGS Integration Backbone to the U.S. Air Force
        Raytheon tapped to develop next generation DIB architecture

    GARLAND, Texas, July 9, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to develop the next
generation of the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Integration
Backbone (DIB).
    The DIB is an architecture through which military analysts and the
intelligence communities can collaborate globally, regardless of their
military service affiliation, enabling joint interoperability. The
architecture connects disparate locations and allows users with the
appropriate security clearance to access a host of intelligence sources.
    Raytheon first developed the DIB under the DCGS 10.2 contract for the
Air Force and has delivered more than 110 units of the software to
integrate into their existing and emerging systems. The DIB has been
delivered to the military services and intelligence community and will soon
be fielded at all Air Force DCGS sites.
    The DIB 1.2 updates will extend the baseline architecture to address
new requirements for more widespread sharing of data across enterprise
firewalls. The updates will provide expanded event delivery and
notification capabilities using mechanisms such as real simple syndication,
or RSS, and E-mail, with additional enhancements for data retrieval and
presentation of results to the user.
    Raytheon designed and developed the DIB roadmap process to increase the
latest enhancements for the DIB1.2 product. The DIB roadmap provides a plan
for regular enhancement cycles to stay attuned to the latest technologies
and to provide new features and services to the user community. Raytheon
will work closely with the DIB Management Office to ensure that the company
addresses the latest inputs from the user community.
    "This next version of the DIB will deliver significant advantages to
military analysts to perform their missions flawlessly," said Anthony
DiFurio, director of Multi-Intelligence Systems for Raytheon's Intelligence
and Information Systems. "The DIB is an essential architecture for
discovering and sharing information in the ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance) community, which was a major shortfall cited by the
9/11 Commission."
    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 $2.6 billion and employs more than 8,000
engineering and technical professionals worldwide. Raytheon IIS recently
achieved a strategic milestone in earning CMMI(R) (Capability Maturity
Model Integration) Maturity Level 3 accreditation for the full model scope
(System Engineering, Software Engineering, Integrated Product and Process
Development, and Supplier Sourcing) across its enterprise.
    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:
    Keith Little
    703.849.1675
    KDLittle@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Keith Little of Raytheon Company,
+1-703-849-1675, KDLittle@raytheon.com