Raytheon Successfully Integrates Final Element of Dual Band Radar for DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer

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Raytheon Successfully Integrates Final Element of Dual Band Radar for DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer
    TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 24, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) has successfully integrated the engineering development model, S-Band
array with receiver, exciter and signal/data processing equipment for the
Volume Search Radar (VSR) portion of the DDG 1000 destroyer's Dual Band
Radar (DBR).
    The company is developing DBR for the next-generation Zumwalt Class
destroyer. The VSR equipment was successfully operated with the S-band
array and Beam Steering Controller software provided by Raytheon
subcontractor Lockheed Martin.
    "The Dual Band Radar is a critical asset to the DDG 1000 mission and
the safety of our sailors," said Captain James Syring, the U.S. Navy's
program manager for DDG 1000. "The radar project's schedule has been
challenging, but achieving this critical milestone tangibly demonstrates
the substantial progress being made on the program."
    "The fact that this critical step was successfully completed on
schedule can be attributed to the teamwork between the Navy and industry,
as well as team dedication," said Ed Geisler, Raytheon vice president and
DDG 1000 program manager, responsible for all DBR activity. "This teamwork
has been a hallmark of the DDG 1000 program since its beginning."
    The DBR is an active, phased-array, multi-function radar system, which
incorporates X- and S-band arrays in a complementary manner to provide
surveillance, target tracking and engagement support capabilities superior
to those of conventional single-band radars.
    The successful integration of the S-band array demonstrates progress
toward the operation of a fully integrated Volume Search Radar, which is
the final component of the DBR. Previously, Raytheon had successfully
developed and tested the X-band component of the DBR, known as the
AN/SPY-3, and recently proved its performance in extensive at-sea testing.
    Under Raytheon's leadership, the DBR integration of both the SPY-3 and
VSR components has advanced on schedule, and the recently completed
milestones bring the advanced DBR closer to deployment on the Zumwalt Class
destroyers, the CVN-78 next generation aircraft carrier and other future
U.S. Navy ships.
    Under the Navy's DDG 1000 Detail Design and Integration contract
awarded in 2005, Raytheon IDS serves as the prime mission systems equipment
integrator for all electronic and combat systems for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt
Class Destroyer program.
    Based in Tewksbury, Mass., Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's
leader in Joint Battlespace Integration providing affordable, integrated
solutions to a strong international and domestic customer base, including
the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Armed Forces and the
Department of Homeland Security.
    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:
    Chuck Larrabee
    978.858.4259
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Chuck Larrabee of Raytheon Company,
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