RESTON, Va., Oct. 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services
Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), is
opening a Warfighter Support Center depot repair facility in Louisville,
Ky., to support the U.S. Army's Warfighter Field Operations Customer
Support (FOCUS) program.
The 135,000-square-foot center will employ 75 people providing
logistics, technical support, and depot maintenance services.
"The Warfighter Support Center will improve service to soldiers by
increasing turnaround times for repairable items," said Mike Edwards, an
RTSC vice president, and program manager of the Warrior Training Alliance
(WTA) which facilitates execution of the Warfighter FOCUS contract. "The
Center's overall goal is to get equipment back to warfighters faster so
they can complete their valuable training operations."
The Warfighter FOCUS program is a U.S. Army program under the Program
Executive Office for Training, Simulation and Instrumentation to
consolidate operations and maintenance, systems integration and engineering
support services for the Army's live, virtual and constructive training
systems.
The Raytheon-led Warrior Training Alliance includes major teammates
Computer Sciences Corporation, General Dynamics Information Technology,
MPRI and more than 100 other companies. These industry leaders in training
bring proven, current and relevant experience across all training
environments, including live, virtual and constructive. With a combined
legacy of successfully executing large-scale and complex programs, the WTA
is organized to apply the right resources to successfully accomplish each
task and to deliver the best value, lowest risk solutions.
RTSC provides technology solutions for defense, federal and commercial
customers worldwide. RTSC specializes in Mission Support (including
installation, integration, maintenance, training and logistics support),
counterproliferation and counterterrorism, homeland security solutions,
base and range operations and customized engineering and manufacturing.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Kristin Patterson Jones
703.295.2534 (office)
571.723.2804 (mobile)
kpjones@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Kristin Patterson Jones of Raytheon Company,
+1-703-295-2534, +1-571-723-2804 (mobile), kpjones@raytheon.com
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