FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 13, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $113 million follow-on Air Force contract
for consolidated field support for all sensors, data links and ground
systems related to the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft program. This marks the
U-2 field support contract's second option.
The Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force
Base, Ga., is the contracting agency.
Raytheon provides around-the-clock contractor field service support in
support of the U-2 program and the warfighter. The program includes,
pre-flight system checks, mission support during flight and post-mission
problem analysis. New system installations and upgrades will also be
performed under this effort.
"The U-2 contractor field service program is vital to provide constant
surveillance for the Air Force and to protect our nation's security," said
William P. Jones, vice president for Raytheon's Tactical Intelligence
System business unit, a part of Raytheon Intelligence and Information
Systems (IIS). "I commend the Raytheon men and women who provide critical,
continuous intelligence services to fight the war on terror."
The contractor field service contract provides support at the Air
Force's Distributed Common Ground Systems (DCGS) sites for all U-2 sensors,
ground systems, and data links. Raytheon is the prime contractor for the
DCGS 10.2 contract. DCGS is a worldwide distributed, network centric,
system-of-systems architecture that conducts collaborative intelligence
operations. DCGS provides both physical and electronic distribution of
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data, processes, and systems.
Raytheon's major subcontractors on the contractor field service
contract are Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, Lockheed Martin
Corporation, L-3 Communications, Goodrich Corporation and Houston Fearless
76 Inc.
Raytheon IIS, with 2005 sales of $2.5 billion, is a leading provider of
information and intelligence solutions to the government. IIS provides the
right knowledge at the right time to enable its customers to make timely
and accurate decisions of national significance.
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:
Keith D. Little
703.849.1675
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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