TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 20, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon
Company's Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor
System (JLENS) completed a successful system functional review (SFR) late last
month.
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' JLENS provides a long-duration, wide-
area cruise missile defense capability while also supplying the battlefield
commander with situational awareness and elevated communications relay
capabilities.
This technical review was the last major milestone for the technology
development acquisition phase of the program and marks the readiness of the
program to enter the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase. The
primary objective of the SFR was to ensure complete allocation of system level
requirements to the system prime items. The two-day technical review included
an overview of the JLENS system and in-depth reviews of each of the prime
items, to include the fire control radar, surveillance radar, processing
station, communication system, and platform.
"Raytheon is working closely with the U.S. Army customer every step of the
way to develop a system that meets the needs of the warfighter," said Ralph
Acaba, JLENS program manager. "JLENS provides over the horizon detection and
tracking of incoming cruise missiles with sufficient warning to enable air
defense systems to engage and defeat the threat."
During SDD, all hardware, software and logistics support required to
deploy the system will be developed and will undergo extensive testing to
ensure the system meets its requirements.
Based in Tewksbury, Mass., Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader
in joint battlespace integration. With a strong international and domestic
customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. armed
forces, Integrated Defense Systems provides a wide spectrum of integrated air
and missile defense and naval and maritime warfighting solutions.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), 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.
Note to Editors: The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated
Netted Sensor (JLENS) is a tactical, theater-based, advanced sensor system.
The system is elevated by tethered aerostats to enable battlefield commanders
to increase their wide-area protection against land-attack cruise missiles.
Contact:
Guy Shields
978.858.5246
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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