TEWKSBURY, Mass., Sept. 8, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $17 million U.S. Army contract to provide 15
RAID (Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment) systems, along with systems
engineering and life cycle support, to support Operation Eagle Eye, an Army
surveillance and protection mission to monitor weapons storage sites.
RAID consists of infrared sensor systems elevated on a stationary platform
capable of detecting hostile troop and/or equipment movement at great
distances. For Operation Eagle Eye, the RAID system will be enhanced to
include the addition of a motion detection radar and command and control.
This enables U.S. forces to respond rapidly to any threatening situation.
RAID was first developed by Raytheon to meet the Army's developing critical
needs in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
This is the third such contract awarded to Raytheon for the RAID system.
"The equipment and services Raytheon is providing to support operation
Eagle Eye demonstrates the flexibility and scalability of the RAID system,"
said Peter Choate, Raytheon RAID program manager. "In addition to providing
enhanced detection capability, the ability of the Raytheon and government team
to deploy 15 systems in five months demonstrates the agility required to
provide our soldiers the right equipment, right now."
The contract calls for 15 elevated sensor systems, with deliveries
beginning in October 2005 and ending in January 2006. In addition to
supplying the systems, Raytheon is responsible for supporting the
implementation of a systems engineering approach on the RAID program, linking
it to other existing Army systems and providing whole life cycle support
capability. By providing whole life cycle support, Raytheon ensures that
these systems work the first time, every time for the soldiers deployed in
OEF/OIF.
Work under the contract will be done by Raytheon's Integrated Defense
Systems in Andover, Mass., and Huntsville, Ala., along with support from
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC.
Based in Tewksbury, Mass., Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader
in joint battle space 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 war fighting solutions.
Raytheon Company, 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
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CONTACT:
Guy Shields of Raytheon Company,
+1-978-858-5246
EDITORS' ADVISORY: The Department of Defense originally announced
this contract award on August 30, 2005.
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