McKINNEY, Texas, Aug. 29, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
completed EO/IR/LD (electro-optical/infrared/laser designator) sensor
verification flight testing for the U.S. Army Warrior unmanned aerial
system (UAS) this month.
Conducted on an Army Twin Otter aircraft, the testing verified system
performance and demonstrated the sensor's wide area search (WAS)
capability.
"This is a very aggressive program, and the entire team is committed to
maintaining our contract schedule," said Paul Shofner, Raytheon's program
manager for the Warrior sensor payload. "We're excited to move into the
next stage of developmental testing this month, assisting the Army in its
sensor evaluation."
In June, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) delivered the last
of 10 Warrior EO/IR/LD (electro-optical/infrared/laser designator) sensors
on time to the U.S. Army.
Raytheon is the prime multi-sensor payload provider for Warrior,
formerly designated by the Army as extended range multi-purpose under a
Communications- Electronics Command systems development and demonstration
contract awarded in May 2005. Warrior's EO/IR/LD sensor was selected by the
Army prior to UAS platform selection.
"The EO/IR/LD payload is demonstrating tremendous performance
capabilities and is destined to ensure state-of-the-art reconnaissance,
surveillance, and target acquisition mission accomplishment for the Warrior
UAS," said Lt.Col. Reed Young, Army product manager for the Product
Management Office for Robotic and Unmanned Sensors. "Given its modular
construct, it also has outstanding potential for product improvement with
high definition video formatting, laser target marking, and image
intensified TV."
Raytheon's EO/IR/LD sensor on Warrior is a mid-wave sensor that has six
fields of view, WAS, continuous zoom and targeting color televisions, and
an eye-safe laser range finder. The Warrior sensor payload can blend or
fuse EO and IR imagery to provide combined detail and best image
resolution. The Army sensor of choice for Warrior can also track moving
targets on the ground with its automatic video tracker capability.
Raytheon SAS is the leading provider of sensor systems giving
warfighters the most accurate and timely information available for the
network-centric battlefield. With 2005 revenues of $4.2 billion and 13,000
employees, SAS is headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., with additional
facilities in Goleta, Calif.; Forest, Miss.; Dallas, McKinney and Plano,
Texas; and several international locations.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2005 sales of $21.9 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
Dave Desilets
972.952.2239 office
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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