MARLBORO, Mass., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has
signed a $30 million contract with the Abu Dhabi Department of Civil Aviation
to provide state-of-the-art air traffic management and radar systems for Abu
Dhabi and Al Ain Airports, United Arab Emirates.
Under the contract signed in Abu Dhabi June 12, 2002, Raytheon will
provide two AutoTrac II air traffic management automation systems, two L-Band
primary surveillance radars, one monopulse secondary surveillance radar, one
airport surface detection radar, communications systems, training,
documentation and associated civil works.
Along with the multi-million dollar expansion program that has been on
going at Abu Dhabi International Airport, these advanced systems are aimed at
transforming the airport into a major aviation hub in the Middle East. Al Ain
International Airport will have a new radar control station with the latest
air traffic control workstations, radar display systems and air traffic
management systems. These new technologies will provide both national and
international civil air traffic in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi with full radar
approach services.
"This contract in Abu Dhabi further expands Raytheon's air traffic
management systems presence in the Middle East beyond our current customers in
Oman, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia," said Richard Dinka, Raytheon's director for
Middle Eastern air traffic management programs. "We are pleased to provide in
partnership with the Abu Dhabi Department of Civil Aviation a turnkey solution
to air traffic control (ATC) modernization."
Work on this contract will be performed by Raytheon Company's Air Traffic
Management Systems business area in Marlboro, Mass., and Waterloo, Ontario.
In addition, Raytheon Systems Limited will supply its MSSR from Harlow, United
Kingdom.
Raytheon's experience in air traffic control radars and air traffic
management systems is extensive, ranging from individual airport installations
to countrywide, multiple-site turnkey systems. In addition to Abu Dhabi,
Raytheon's state-of-the-art ATC systems are in use in numerous countries
around the world -- including Germany, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Canada, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Lebanon, Mongolia, Botswana,
Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Switzerland and the United States - in both civil
and military applications.
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
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