TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 22, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract for up to $23 million for
lifecycle engineering and support for the LPD 17 class of amphibious
warfare ships.
This award exercises the third of three one-year options included in
the original contract awarded to Raytheon in 2005.
"Raytheon continues to build on its history of solid performance on the
LPD 17 program, from electronics system design and ship integration to
whole life support," said Robert Martin, IDS' vice president and deputy of
Seapower Capability Systems. "As program milestones continue and more ships
enter the fleet, our experience and expertise will help to maximize the
capabilities, reliability and readiness of the ships of the LPD 17 class."
In addition to the prime contractor role for lifecycle engineering and
support for integrated shipboard electronics, IDS is the total ship
electronics systems integrator for the LPD 17 program. The company provides
the Shipboard Wide Area Network, integrated product data environment, total
ship information management, and integrated ship electronics architecture
for the LPD 17 class of ships.
By leveraging the open architecture design and transformational
technology advancements achieved as the Mission Systems Integrator on the
Zumwalt, LPD 17 class and CVN ship programs, Raytheon continues to support
the application of common technologies, processes and technology refresh
across multiple platforms in the fleet.
Raytheon's work on the LPD 17 program is performed at the Expeditionary
Warfare Center, San Diego, Calif.; Seapower Capability Center, Portsmouth,
R.I.; and by Raytheon Technical Services Company in New Orleans and San
Diego.
Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in Global Capabilities
Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad
international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile
Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland
Security.
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 more
than 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: Carolyn Beaudry
+1-401.842.3550
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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