ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 11, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical
Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN),
has been awarded a $3.7 million contract by the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) to develop an aviation security enterprise management
solution.
RTSC will manage Phase 1 of the TSA's Security Technology Integrated
Program (STIP) initiative, to include developing, integrating and testing
commercial off-the-shelf and custom software used to exchange data with the
Threat Image Projection (TIP) Ready X-ray (TRX) systems. The enterprise
management solution will communicate data and images to approximately 1,200
TRX systems fielded at 80 airports across the country. RTSC will also be
responsible for training and support.
"Phase I is critical to the future of commercial airport security,"
said Dave Dacquino, RTSC vice president and general manager of RTSC's
Burlington, Mass.-based business unit. "The STIP initiative will ultimately
provide the TSA with an enterprise management system connecting thousands
of pieces of aviation security equipment at hundreds of commercial
airports."
RTSC provides technology solutions for defense, federal and commercial
customers worldwide. It specializes in Mission Support,
counter-proliferation and counter-terrorism, base and range operations and
customized engineering services. Mission Support -- Raytheon's integrated
approach to providing total life-cycle support, predicting customer needs,
sensing problems and proactively applying solutions -- enables Raytheon to
maintain readiness and deliver operational capability on demand, enhancing
customer mission success.
Raytheon Company, with 2005 sales of $21.9 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:
John G. Clemons
703.295.2530
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
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