TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 28, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) was awarded three U.S. Army contracts with a total value of $18.6
million for PATRIOT Configuration-3 weapons system spare assemblies. Two
contracts are valued at $5.6 and $5 million, and the third has a not-to-exceed
contract value of $8 million.
"As the system integrator, Raytheon IDS (Integrated Defense Systems) takes
pride in the whole life system support to ensure that all PATRIOT
Configuration-3 system components provide the warfighter a high quality,
reliable and lethal capability to defeat the threats in current and future
combat environments," said Phil Cohen, director of Missile and Ground
programs, Raytheon IDS. IDS is mission systems integrator for the PATRIOT
system, ensuring Raytheon provides the warfighter with a "no doubt" air
defense capability.
The work will be performed at Raytheon IDS' Integrated Air Defense Center
in Andover, Mass.
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 and the U.S. armed
forces, Integrated Defense Systems provides a wide spectrum of integrated air
and missile defense and naval and maritime war fighting solutions.
Raytheon Company, 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.
Contact:
Guy Shields
978.858.5246
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Guy Shields of Raytheon, +1-978-858-5246
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