MCKINNEY, Texas, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has
won a multiyear, full-rate production contract valued at $79.7 million for
Commander's Independent Viewer (CIV) subsystems. The contract was received
from United Defense L.P., prime contractor to the U.S. Army Ground Combat
Support Systems under the direction of PM Bradley. The Raytheon contract will
be executed by the Tactical Systems business unit in McKinney, Texas.
This multiyear award follows successful execution of Low Rate Initial
Production contracts for CIV subsystems and spare parts over the past four
years. The contract projects CIV deliveries through fiscal year 2007.
The CIV is an integrated subsystem in the U.S. Army's M2/M3A3 Bradley
Fighting Vehicle, providing hunter-killer overmatch benefits for U.S. Army
armor and mechanized infantry units. This overmatch was successfully
demonstrated in the recent initial operational test and evaluation at Ft.
Hood, Texas, as well as the Division Capstone Experiment (DCX) at Ft. Irwin,
Calif. The CIV provides a 360-degree view of the battlefield, improving the
crew's ability to locate and identify targets. The system creates a video
image of the target for engagement by the Bradley's 25mm gun or TOW missiles.
The gunner's Improved Bradley Acquisition System (IBAS) is also developed and
produced by Raytheon in McKinney, Texas.
The hunter-killer and target acquisition performance of both CIV and IBAS
was called "truly revolutionary" by soldiers in the field during DCX, which
involved 45 Bradley A3s, 7,500 soldiers, and 950 vehicles.
The CIV and IBAS use the Horizontal Technology Integration (HTI) FLIR
B-Kit, developed and manufactured by Raytheon to provide superior thermal
imaging capabilities. The CIV provides the Bradley commander with stabilized
thermal and day TV views of the battlefield well beyond the range of present
weapons systems on the Bradley A3 and its adversaries.
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:
Janet Kopec
972-952-2547
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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