Raytheon's Mission Systems Integration Capabilities Key to U.S. Navy $10 Million Flight 0 Preliminary Design Contract for Littoral Combat Ship

Raytheon's Mission Systems Integration Capabilities Key to U.S. Navy $10 Million Flight 0 Preliminary Design Contract for Littoral Combat Ship

		RAYTHEON COMPANY RENDERING OF U.S. NAVY LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP Artist rendering of the Raytheon Company-led Team LCS' concept for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship -- the next-generation surface combatant. (PRNewsFoto)[AS] TEWKSBURY, MA USA

TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded the Raytheon-led Team LCS a nearly $10 million design contract to further develop its concept for the Littoral Combat Ship -- the next-generation surface combatant. Team LCS's concept is a fast, agile, focused mission ship "Seaframe" enabled by an assortment of advanced unmanned vehicles and aviation assets to counter littoral asymmetric threats. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030717/NETH035 ) "We are thrilled that the U.S. Navy has chosen our team to continue developing its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) concept," said Ed Franklin, president of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. "Our mission integration solutions, innovative technologies and collaborative ship systems design are key enablers that will deliver a ship that meets the demanding requirement of our U.S. Navy customer." Serving as the innovator of a fully integrated LCS solution, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems will lead Team LCS as mission systems integrator with responsibility for mission analysis, systems architecture and ship systems integration. Raytheon's proven process and skill in collaborative ship systems integration with a shipyard, as demonstrated by the success of LPD-17, and in the application of proven open architecture and technological approaches, as seen in DD(X) infusion, are critical contributors to the consortium's success. Team LCS forges a union of Raytheon total ship systems engineering competencies with John J. Mullen Associates Inc.'s naval engineering and ship design expertise, Umoe Mandal's innovative advanced surface effect ship hull design and manufacturing processes, Goodrich's composite design and fabrication and the streamlined and agile benefits of a mid-tier shipyard with teammate Atlantic Marine. LCS is a small specialized variant of the Navy's family of future combat ships that will operate close to shore equipped with interchangeable modules that allow the ship to support a variety of missions including anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare and mine warfare. The Navy is working on an accelerated schedule to develop, test and deliver the first LCS Flight 0 ship within three years. Presently, the U.S. Navy is planning to purchase nine LCS-class ships through 2009 with potential for a total of 30 to 60 ships. Based in Tewksbury, Mass., Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in mission systems integration. With a strong international and domestic customer base including the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Armed Forces, Integrated Defense Systems provides integrated air and missile defense and naval and maritime warfighting solutions. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2002 sales of $16.8 billion, is an industry leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft. With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon employs more than 76,000 people worldwide. Contact Steve Brecken 978.858.5246