LEXINGTON, Mass., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)
will proceed with the DD(X) program following the announcement today by the
Government Accounting Office (GAO) that it has upheld the Navy's contract
award for DD(X) to a team led by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. DD(X) is the
U.S. Navy's next-generation surface combatant ship.
"We recognize the trust the U.S. Navy has placed in the Raytheon team to
do the job," said Dan Burnham, chairman and chief executive officer of
Raytheon Company. "The Navy's selection process was extensive, fair, and
professionally managed," Burnham said, "we stand firmly behind our Navy
customer, and, along with our industry partners, we are dedicated to providing
the full capabilities and strengths of the Raytheon 'one company' team to
DD(X)."
Raytheon is a partner with Northrop Grumman on the industry team that was
selected by the Navy on April 29 for the three-year contract to design,
develop, build and conduct at-sea tests of Engineering Development Models
(EDMs) and then apply the results of the testing to a comprehensive DD(X) ship
system design. The contract is expected to total $1.36 billion over the next
three years.
"DD(X) represents the next-generation of technology for the U.S. Navy,"
said Bill Swanson, president of Raytheon Company. "The Raytheon team -- in
partnership with Northrop Grumman and the Navy -- is completely focused on the
program and is ready to execute the technical development required to deliver
a revolutionary war fighting capability to the Navy."
As the electronic systems integrator, Raytheon's Naval & Maritime
Integrated Systems (N&MIS) business will be responsible for DD(X) systems
engineering, software development, and combat system equipment. As part of
this effort, the company will build and test a dual frequency radar suite, an
integrated solid-state communications system, a new launcher, an Integrated
Undersea Warfare Suite (IUWS), and a multi-mission Total Ship Computing
Environment (TSCE). Raytheon work will be performed in Portsmouth, R.I.;
Tewksbury, Mass.; Sudbury, Mass.; Marlboro, Mass.; Ft Wayne, Ind.; and
Fullerton, Calif.
Other companies partnering with Raytheon on systems integration include
the Boeing Company, Sun Microsystems and United Defense. Government partners
include the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Dahlgren, Va., and Panama
City, Fla., and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, R.I.
N&MIS is a premier supplier of integrated naval systems worldwide.
Headquartered in Portsmouth, R.I., N&MIS has operations in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Hawaii, California and Washington State, and in Australia.
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:
Chuck Larrabee
401-842-3009
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
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