EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract worth more than $10
million by an unspecified customer in South Asia to deliver a complete HISAR
reconnaissance system.
Under the contract, Raytheon will provide one Beech King Air 200 turboprop
aircraft, a HISAR synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system, ground station,
spares, training and technical support. Delivery is scheduled to be complete
before the end of 2002. To date, more than 22 HISAR systems have been sold.
HISAR provides customers with an advanced ground mapping and surveillance
capability that is similar to the technology used on the U-2 spy plane. The X-
band radar weighs approximately 250 kg, including the onboard workstation, and
is designed for installation on almost any business-class turboprop or
executive jet aircraft, or suitable unmanned aerial vehicles.
The system provides precise imagery and intelligence under almost any
weather condition. During the typical modes of operation, the radar provides
wide-area moving target indication, narrow sector searches, strip and spot
searches, and sea surveillance. The system can be used for a wide variety of
mission applications including border surveillance, coastal surveillance, oil
spill detection, disaster assessment, and economic exclusion zone monitoring.
There are also a large number of integrated options that can be added to
the HISAR system to meet a customer's unique requirements. Some of these
options include forward-looking infrared (FLIR), long-range optical sensor,
and a variety of enhanced radios, datalinks, and ground stations.
Variants of the HISAR system are currently operational in the U.S. Army's
Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Multifunction (ARL-M) program.
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company is a global
technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, and
business and special mission aircraft.
Note to Editors: For more information on HISAR, please visit
http://www.hisariswatching.com or stop by our display at the 2002 Farnborough Air
Show (July 22-26) in the United Kingdom.
Contact:
Pennington Way IV
310.647.9067
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
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