FARNBOROUGH, England, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)
and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems are evaluating ways to integrate
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight control, sensor collection and
exploitation capabilities into the Ground Surveillance Airborne Radar System's
(GSARS) platforms and ground stations.
GSARS is the export version of the United Kingdom's Airborne Stand-Off
Radar (ASTOR) system.
Leveraging more than 30 years of UAV ground control and
intelligence-processing ground station experience, Raytheon will examine ways
of integrating its Tactical Control System (TCS) onboard the GSARS aircraft
and ground stations for the control of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems'
family of UAVs.
During the study, Raytheon and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will
address expanded concepts of operation, flexible communication architectures,
and size, weight, and power analysis.
The integration of UAV control within the GSARS architecture would
significantly enhance the system's intelligence, surveillance, targeting,
acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities.
Examples of Raytheon's current advanced remote control technology include
the Global Hawk Ground Segment, U-2 Deployable Common Ground Segment, and
generic ground control and intelligence processing systems. General Atomics
Aeronautical Systems develops and manufactures a wide variety of UAV platforms
including the Predator, Predator B, IGNAT, and Prowler II.
Raytheon is the prime contractor for the ASTOR program.
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a
global technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics,
and business and special mission aircraft.
Contact:
Pennington Way IV
310.647.9067
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NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information, visit
http://www.raytheon.com or Raytheon's booth at the Farnborough
Air Show in the United Kingdom from July 21-24, 2002
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