FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 21, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company has
successfully completed flight trials and acceptance testing for the EXTRACT
System, an airborne reconnaissance system aboard a special airborne
reconnaissance aircraft for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force.
The company provided airborne reconnaissance systems, ground based
analysis systems and a rear crew trainer and will provide continued contractor
logistic support for the new system through 2013.
The reconnaissance system Raytheon developed consists of an airborne
payload that examines routine radio and radar emissions while providing
electronic combat support to military commanders. This upgrade provides
enhanced automated capabilities to respond to current and future threats.
"Raytheon has more than 30 years of experience providing airborne
reconnaissance systems. We are extremely pleased that these capabilities can
be leveraged within the European theater," said John Nannen, vice president of
Tactical Intelligence Systems for Raytheon Intelligence and Information
Systems.
Derek Whittaker, the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) project manager,
stated: "A project of this complexity is not without its problems, but the
Raytheon engineers, project managers and senior management have to be
congratulated in the manner in which they have all worked closely with the
U.K. MOD to provide a system that in some respects far exceeds the original
expectation. The completion of the acquisition phase of the contract is a
laudable milestone and could only be accomplished in an atmosphere of co-
operation, openness and trust between all parties, which has been clearly
evident during the crucial acceptance process."
Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS), with 2004 revenues of
$2.2 billion, is a leading provider of intelligence and information solutions
to government customers worldwide. Leveraging 35 years of expertise and
excellence in operations, maintenance and engineering; mission management;
signal processing; knowledge management, software development, information
security and systems integration, IIS enables customers to make better,
quicker mission decisions. IIS employs more than 9,000 professionals in key
customer locations, which include IIS headquarters in Garland, Texas; Aurora,
Colo.; Falls Church, Va.; Huntsville, Ala.; Linthicum, Md.; and State College,
Pa.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), 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:
Keith Little
703-849-1675
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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