TEWKSBURY, Mass., Aug. 27, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) today announced satisfactory system performance onboard the USS Green
Bay (LPD 20) as it completed its acceptance trials.
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is the total ship electronics
systems integrator for the LPD 17 class of amphibious transport dock ships.
The trials, which were held at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding facilities
in New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, demonstrated the performance and
capabilities of Raytheon systems integrated onboard, including ship control
and navigation, engineering control, voice and video communications,
magnetic signature control systems, and the Shipboard Wide Area Network.
"The completion of these acceptance trials continues our legacy of
reliability and proven performance as the Mission Systems Integrator for
LPD 17 and our other Navy programs," said Robert Martin, IDS vice president
and deputy of Seapower Capability Systems. "This milestone is a critical
step toward delivering the advanced capabilities of the LPD 17 class to the
Navy and our warfighters."
The acceptance trials, conducted by the U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection
and Survey, represent the final construction milestone prior to ship
delivery. The assessment consists of in-port and at-sea system testing and
is conducted to demonstrate vessel performance and seaworthiness to the
Navy.
The USS Green Bay is the fourth ship of the advanced LPD 17 class of
amphibious transport dock ships. They provide the Navy's Expeditionary
Strike Group with the technology and flexibility to launch and recover
amphibious landing craft, such as the Landing Craft Air Cushion, operate an
array of rotary-wing aircraft, as well as transport and launch the U.S.
Marine Corps' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. The LPD 17 class, built by
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, will replace the functions of the LPD 4, LSD
36, LKA 113, and LST 1179 classes of amphibious ships.
In addition to its role as the total ship electronics systems
integrator for LPD 17, IDS is the prime contractor for life-cycle
engineering and support of Raytheon-designed and developed equipment aboard
the ship. Raytheon's work on the LPD 17 program is performed at the
Expeditionary Warfare Center, San Diego, Calif.; Seapower Capability
Center, Portsmouth, R.I.; and by Raytheon Technical Services Company in New
Orleans and San Diego.
Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in Global Capabilities
Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad
international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile
Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland
Security.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Carolyn Beaudry
401.842.3550
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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