MADISON, Miss., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Aerospace Company has
been awarded a one-year, $77.2 million contract with the U.S. Navy to provide
Contractor Logistics Support for 312 T-34C and 55 T-44A aircraft. With the
exercise of four one-year options through fiscal year 2005, the contract's
potential value is $374.1 million.
Raytheon Aerospace will provide total aircraft support, including on-site
maintenance, logistics, Aircraft Condition Inspections (ACI), technical and
depot-level support for aircraft based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting
Field, Milton, Fla.; NAS Corpus Christi, Texas; NAS Pensacola, Fla.; 10
satellite sites and an ACI depot in Selma, Ala.
The T-34 and T-44 aircraft are used for primary pilot flight training and
Naval Flight Officer training at the primary sites and special missions at the
satellite sites. The contract is under the direction of the Naval Air Systems
Command, Patuxent River, Md., and Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA), Corpus
Christi, Texas.
"We are proud of our successful, long-term relationship supporting
aircraft and systems for the U.S. Navy training commands," said Dan Grafton,
president of Raytheon Aerospace. "The T-34 and T-44 aircraft were built by
Raytheon Aircraft, and are a significant part of the proud heritage of
providing excellent pilot-training aircraft for our U.S. military needs."
Raytheon Aerospace has supported the Navy T-34/44 program 19 years of its
24-year existence. "This is one of our largest and most valued programs,"
said Grafton. "We have worked for nearly two decades to make certain our
performance in support of the T-34/44 aircraft and training systems is world
class. The Navy's continued confidence in our company is a wonderful
validation of these efforts."
Raytheon Aerospace was the first defense service contractor recognized by
the U.S. Navy as meeting the International Standards Organization (ISO)
rigorous standards for excellence. "I consider this the cornerstone for the
excellent customer performance reputation that Raytheon Aerospace has earned
from us during a long tenure as one of our performing contractors," said Capt.
Jack McCorkle, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Systems Command, in a recent
written statement regarding the company's ISO registration.
According to Grafton, Raytheon Aerospace Navy Programs has benefited from
the customer-focused leadership and vision provided by Errol Oller of Brandon,
Miss., general manager of Navy Programs, and Harold Lambert of Jackson, Miss.,
T-34/44 program manager.
Raytheon Aerospace, currently with 5,300 employees, is a worldwide
provider of aviation and aerospace technical services for more than 1,600
military, government and commercial aircraft and equipment. Operating at 279
sites in 30 countries, Raytheon Aerospace is ISO 9002 certified and is among
the family of Raytheon Aircraft companies.
Based in Wichita, Kan., Raytheon Aircraft, a subsidiary of Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTNA, RTNB), designs, manufactures, markets and supports jet,
turboprop and piston-powered aircraft for the world's commercial, military and
regional airline markets. It had revenues of $2.7 billion in 1999.
Contact:
Chris Blount
(601) 607-6411
Chris_Blount@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Chris Blount of Raytheon Aerospace Company,
601-607-6411, Chris_Blount@raytheon.com
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