GOLETA, Calif., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has
been awarded a $36.9 million contract for production of its ALR-67(V)3 radar
warning receiver system for the U.S. Navy. The ALR-67(V)3 is the state-of-
the-art radar warning receiver on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F carrier-based tactical
aircraft and recently completed a successful initial deployment in Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
The production award represents the fifth full rate production lot awarded
to Raytheon. Low rate initial production of the system began in June 1998,
followed by full rate production (Lot 1) in August 1999. The current award
was received from the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River,
Md., and calls for the delivery of 30 radar warning receivers. Deliveries of
the system under the Lot 5 contract will begin in February 2005 and are
expected to be complete by September 2005.
The system, designated the AN/ALR-67(V)3, provides advanced techniques to
detect and identify threat radar emitters, thereby enhancing the survivability
of aircraft equipped with the system. A total of 209 radar warning receivers
plus spares has now been ordered under the overall production program. Work
on the radar warning receiver is being done by the company's Electronic
Warfare Systems organization in Goleta, Calif., with support provided by
facilities in El Segundo, Calif., Andover, Mass., Forest, Miss., and Dallas,
Texas.
The ALR-67(V)3 is designed to enhance the survivability of aircrews by
providing improved situational awareness in today's complex electronic warfare
environments. This includes emitter identification, extended capabilities in
detection and processing, threat location and potential lethality. Raytheon
has packaged the channelized radar warning receiver into an extraordinarily
lightweight 100-pound system that is designed to meet the Navy's electronic
warfare requirements well into the 21st Century.
Raytheon Company, with 2002 sales of $16.8 billion, is an industry leader
in defense, government and commercial electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon employs more than 76,000
people worldwide.
Contact:
Ron Colman
805.879.2041
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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