Raytheon Awarded Joint Based Expeditionary Connectivity Center Contract in Support of Homeland Defense

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Raytheon Awarded Joint Based Expeditionary Connectivity Center Contract in Support of Homeland Defense
    TEWKSBURY, Mass., Aug. 15, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force awarded
Raytheon Solipsys a homeland defense contract valued at $6.7 million with
options to support NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) and
NORTHCOM (U.S. Northern Command).  Its purpose is to enhance the United
States' ability to monitor and track air traffic and other potential airborne
threats operating within domestic airspace.
    The Joint Based Expeditionary Connectivity Center (JBECC) is both a fixed
and mobile system that uses the Raytheon Solipsys Multi-Source Correlator
Tracker (MSCT) and Tactical Display Framework (TDF) to create and maintain an
accurate, reliable single integrated air picture for homeland defense
purposes.  JBECC meets a critical need by providing rapidly deployable voice
and data link capabilities that interface with the NORAD Contingency Suite
(NCS) currently deployed across the country.
    NCS provides real-time situational awareness for the commander of NORAD
and his staff in the Combined Command Center and at numerous air defense
sites.  NCS was developed by Raytheon Solipsys working closely with the Air
Force to provide a reliable domestic air surveillance solution.  It was
deployed immediately following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.  NCS
also provides the U.S. government and associated affiliates with real-time
situational awareness to enable exchange and sharing of mission critical
information necessary for immediate command decision making.
    JBECC uses the same MSCT and TDF components as NCS and therefore reduces
training and maintenance costs through common software and hardware.  The
system is also capable of extending the integrated air picture to a variety of
sites to enhance crisis response capabilities in support of the homeland
defense mission.
    The 1st Air Force contract was competitively awarded via the GSA (General
Services Administration) Schedule for a base year and up to four option years
of support, maintenance and continued analysis of the JBECC system for
multiple mobile and fixed sites.
    Work on the contract will be performed by Raytheon Solipsys personnel on-
site at customer locations and at Raytheon Solipsys' headquarters in Laurel,
Md.
    Raytheon Solipsys, a business unit of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems,
provides innovative and reliable contemporary command and control solutions
for the joint warfighter.  Distinguished by rapid innovation and an adaptive
portfolio of information synthesis, distribution, and visualization products,
Raytheon Solipsys supplies capability to the armed forces.
    Based in Tewksbury, Mass., Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader
in joint battlespace 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 a wide spectrum of integrated air
and missile defense and naval and maritime warfighting solutions.
    Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2004 sales of $20.2 billion, is an
industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people worldwide.

    Contact:
     Guy Shields
     978.858.5246
SOURCE Raytheon Company
http://www.raytheon.com
CONTACT:
Guy Shields of Raytheon Company,
+1-978-858-5246