TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 31, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's
(NYSE: RTN) Complementary Low Altitude Weapons System (CLAWS) completed a
successful inspection earlier this month.
Marine Corps and Defense Contract Management Agency officials conducted
the so-called joint Limited Technical Inspection of CLAWS Production
Representative Systems inspection at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems'
Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover, Mass., clearing the way for Marine
Corps acceptance of the final two fire units.
"We completed this 14-month program in just over 12 months and exceeded
our performance expectations," said Rick Yuse, vice president of Integrated
Air Defense for Raytheon IDS.
CLAWS was designed to be a cost-effective, all-weather, highly mobile,
high-firepower air defense system for the Marine Expeditionary Forces. The
system used the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle as its platform
and the AIM-120 AMRAAM as its interceptor.
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, 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:
Guy Shields
978.858.5246
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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