MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) has been awarded a $5.2 million U.S. Navy development contract to
deliver a tactical paging solution that improves submarine communications.
"Submarine communication protocols are much the same as they were 60
years ago," said Jerry Powlen, vice president, Network Centric Systems'
Integrated Communications Systems. "Integrating satellite communications
with acoustic Deep Siren technology dramatically changes this paradigm by
enabling a commander anywhere in the world to contact a submarine
immediately regardless of the submarine's speed or depth."
Raytheon's Deep Siren system employs acoustic, expendable buoys that,
when contacted through the Global Information Grid, enable long-range
communications from a buoy to a submarine throughout its area of
operations. The range is dependent on environmental conditions. Buoys can
be launched from multiple platforms providing the Navy with increased
flexibility.
Submarines routinely initiate communications or adhere to previously
established communication schedules to make contact with commanders. This
process introduces operational time delays and severely limits a
submarine's ability to fully participate across the spectrum of naval
missions.
Deep Siren is a critical technology for the Navy's first generation of
Undersea FORCEnet communications equipment. The technology is part of the
Communications at Speed and Depth effort to provide real-time
communications with submarines regardless of their operational profile.
Raytheon teamed with RRK Technologies, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland, and
Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to deliver the
capability.
Raytheon Company, with 2006 sales of $20.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 85
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
MB Hodgkiss
508.490.2607
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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