McKINNEY, Texas, Sept. 27, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) was recently awarded a $31.4 million contract to provide the
Multispectral Targeting System (MTS)-A for the Navy MH-60 helicopter and the
Predator UAV (unmanned airborne vehicle) programs.
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) will deliver 32 MTS-A electro-
optic/infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems under the Crane Division, Naval Surface
Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) firm fixed price task order. The contract
includes an option for an additional 19 systems. The work will be managed and
manufactured at the company's McKinney, Texas, location.
"Raytheon has long led the industry in EO/IR development. Benefiting from
that experience, MTS-A is a proven system currently in production and able to
be quickly delivered to our NSWC Crane customer," remarked Fred Matthews,
director, Raytheon Hunter Strike Systems. "Our McKinney site will further
leverage its growing EO/IR center of excellence to provide the MH-60 and
Predator platforms advanced sensor capabilities for assured mission success."
The AN/AAS-52 MTS-A provides superior ranging, detecting and tracking
capabilities through high performance EO/IR and laser designation/illumination
system attributes. Additionally, Raytheon's MTS-A gives customers
configuration options without platform modification, and seamless mission
system integration remains a cornerstone feature of the AN/AAS-52 due to
common technology aspects of its turret components and system electronics
unit.
"In today's challenging operational environment, having accurate
battlespace awareness is key to critical decision making and timely response
by our military services," stated Don Bex, project manager, NSWC Crane.
"Systems like the MTS-A will provide our warfighters with the persistent
surveillance capability and information needed to decide and respond."
Raytheon's MTS-A offers state of the art EO/IR and laser sensor
capabilities, including seven fields of view, color TV, electronic zoom, three
modes of automated video tracking, fused imagery, designation/range-finding
and illumination, and analog and digital video outputs. Multi-capable, the
AN/AAS-52 comes fully loaded for multiple mission applications in
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance on manned and unmanned aircraft.
Raytheon SAS is the leading provider of sensor systems giving warfighters
the most accurate and timely information available for the network-centric
battlefield. With 2004 revenues of $4 billion and 13,000 employees, SAS is
headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., with additional facilities in Goleta,
Calif.; Forest, Miss.; Dallas, McKinney and Plano, Texas; and several
international locations.
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
Dave Desilets
972-952-2239 office
David_C_Desilets@raytheon.com
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CONTACT:
Dave Desilets of Raytheon Company,
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