MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy's Cooperative
Engagement Capability (CEC), produced by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), passed
its recent Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL) Test- clearing the way for a
Department of Defense (DoD) full-scale production (Milestone III) decision in
the fall. With a go-ahead from DoD, the Navy can start the process of building
approximately 160 systems in full-rate production quantities. Raytheon is
currently producing more than 50 CEC systems under low-rate initial production
contracts.
Developed by Raytheon and Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics
Laboratory for the Navy, CEC is a unique sensor networking system that
integrates radar measurements in real time. To help the fleet defend against
advanced threats such as cruise missiles, CEC generates a composite track for
each air-space object. CEC's tracks are so accurate that they let warfighters
find and destroy advanced threats at ranges not previously possible.
The system's operational evaluation occurred in May and June of 2001,
during a three-week testing cycle conducted along the Atlantic coast and in
the Caribbean. Sailors aboard six CEC-equipped ships and one CEC-equipped E-
2C aircraft conducted the OPEVAL, with support from two non-CEC ships, fleet
aircraft squadrons and multiple land-based test sites. CEC's OPEVAL was one of
the most complex evaluations ever conducted. It included multiple stressing
scenarios and live missile firings. Combined with the testing performed during
CEC's February 2001 technical evaluation, the system has been fully evaluated
in wartime conditions that include multiple hostile threats, difficult
tracking scenarios and extensive jamming.
CEC-equipped OPEVAL platforms included the USS John F Kennedy (CV-67), the
USS Anzio (CG-68), USS Cape St. George (CG-71), USS Hue City (CG-66), USS
Vicksburg (CG-69), USS Wasp (LHD-1) and the E-2C test aircraft A-125, plus
East Coast test sites. Two ships that are not equipped with CEC, the USS
Carney (DDG-64) and USS The Sullivans (DDG-68), supported the evaluation.
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company is a global
technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, and
business and special mission aircraft.
Notes to Editors:
-- Because it enables development of the single integrated air picture and
the joint composite tracking network, CEC is called a major contributor
to America's joint network-centric warfare capability.
-- In June, Raytheon was awarded $63 million for the fourth phase of CEC's
Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). Six shipboard and one airborne
system were covered in the contract. At the same time, Raytheon
delivered the second LRIP II system.
Contact:
Patricia Perlini
219.429.5547
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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