TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has
been awarded a $32.4 million U.S. Navy Foreign Military Sales contract from
the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Under the contract, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems will develop five
Combat Control System (CCS) Mk 2 weapons control systems for the Australian
Navy's Collins-class diesel submarines; an integrated test and training
facility; and land-based development systems. This award represents Raytheon's
work share of the HMAS Collins Replacement Combat System and represents the
first deployment of Raytheon's proven submarine combat control system on an
international submarine platform.
"CCS Mk 2 will provide the Royal Australian Navy with a combat-proven
system that continues to deliver the capability, reliability and affordability
that our customers demand. We look forward to expanding our partnership with
the U.S. Navy in support of the RAN modernization of its submarine force,"
said Dan Smith, vice president of Integrated Defense Systems. "IDS continues
to apply our partnership, technology, disciplined program management, and
talented people to provide our customers around the world with innovative end-
to-end solutions that support warfighters mission success."
Engineering development, test, integration, and production of systems
software and hardware for Collins CCS Mk 2 will be performed at Raytheon's
Portsmouth, R.I., facility. Under a separate direct contract, presently under
negotiation with the Commonwealth of Australia, Raytheon Australia will
design, develop and produce hardware and software to support the installation
and systems integration of CCS Mk 2 onboard Collins-class submarines.
Raytheon's One Company systems solution approach will leverage the people,
systems, facilities, infrastructure, processes and domain knowledge of the
IDS-Raytheon Australia team to provide the RAN with a truly capable submarine
combat system and customer-focused life cycle support.
CCS Mk 2 is the U.S. Navy's combat control system, recently designated the
baseline system for the entire U.S. submarine force. CCS Mk 2 integrates
sensors, combat control, and weapons launch capabilities for submarine
payloads, including Tomahawk, Tactical Tomahawk, and Harpoon missiles, as well
as Mk 48 Advanced Capability torpedoes. CCS Mk 2 was the combat system that
enabled successful land attacks from U.S. submarine-launched Tomahawk missile
strikes during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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, 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
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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