TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 3, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's Surface
Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) program received
the go-ahead to continue further software build and fire unit development
after conducting a successful system/software requirements review and a
successful critical design review.
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' Surface Launched AMRAAM system of
systems provides the warfighter a tailorable, state of the art air defense
system that can defeat current and emerging cruise missile and a wide range of
air breathing threats.
"These reviews were the result of close collaboration with our government
partners to provide an effective and fully-integrated mobile air defense
solution to the warfighter," said James Wells, Raytheon IDS SLAMRAAM program
manager. "This system is very important to our joint warfighter because it
maximizes the warfighter's capability against the current and evolving low-
altitude cruise missile threats, improves system survivability and provides
growth capabilities through an open architecture-based integrated fires
control network."
Members from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps and Raytheon Joint Product team
conducted the two-day system/software requirements review. After the review,
the SLAMRAAM program received authorization to proceed with software build 2
development. Build 2 is the second of two software builds on the program that
will provide SLAMRAAM integrated fire control network capabilities.
"We're very, very satisfied where the program is to date," said U.S. Army
SLAMRAAM Product Manager Lt. Col. Walt Jones. "The successful reviews are a
reflection of committed teamwork to ensure our warfighters get the system they
need."
The team then conducted a successful two-day fire unit critical design
review, resulting in the approval to proceed into fabrication, assembly and
testing of five SLAMRAAM prototype fire units. The SLAMRAAM fire unit,
derived from the Marine Corps CLAWS (Complementary Low Altitude Weapons
System) program, is designed to integrate into the SLAMRAAM open architecture-
based integrated fire control network to provide enhanced capability against
the cruise missile and unmanned air vehicle threats for Army and joint forces.
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.
Contact:
Guy Shields
978.858.5246
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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