RESTON, Va., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has
been awarded $23.6 million to exercise an option on a U.S. Navy contract for
services in support of the operation and maintenance of the Relocatable-Over-
the-Horizon-Radar (ROTHR) systems.
Under this option, Raytheon Technical Services Company will continue to
provide operation and maintenance, engineering, and training services. Work
will be performed in Chesapeake and New Kent, Va.; King Ranch and Escondido
Ranch, Texas; and Fort Allen and Vieques, Puerto Rico, and is expected to be
complete by September 2002.
"Raytheon has supported these systems for years, and we've proven our
ability to deliver quality services to our customer," said Bryan Even,
executive vice president, Raytheon Technical Services Company. "We are proud
to continue to support this program and to support the U.S. government's
counter-drug activities."
ROTHR is a high frequency radar system designed and built by Raytheon to
provide early warning of strikes against aircraft carrier task forces.
Especially suited for long-range surveillance of large open water areas, the
ROTHR systems have been successfully redeployed for long range detection and
monitoring of air traffic in the U.S. government's war against drugs.
Raytheon Technical Services Company, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company,
provides technical, scientific and professional services for defense, federal
and commercial customers worldwide. It specializes in management, operation
and maintenance of customer facilities, equipment and systems; logistics and
life-cycle support; overhaul and repair depot operations; engineering,
logistics and personnel support; space and earth sciences; test and training
range support; and privatization of government services.
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:
Bob Valentine
703.295.2530
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
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