MCKINNEY, Texas, Nov. 16, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) has received a $5.4 million U.S. Army contract to develop and validate
methods to reduce the cost of its Battlefield Combat Identification Device
(BTID), a millimeter wave system that can prevent "friendly fire" incidents in
combat.
Successful results of the new Army program -- called Combat Identification
Device (CID) Cost Reduction -- could ensure BTID's affordability by minimizing
production, installation and life-cycle costs. The twenty-month effort will
focus on reducing all three.
BTID is a fratricide avoidance system that identifies friendly force
fighting vehicles with more than 99 percent accuracy. Recently evaluated for
use by U.S. and coalition forces during Operation Urgent Quest, BTID has
demonstrated its ability to track blue forces in real-time.
"There is no question that millimeter wave is proven technology for combat
identification," said Lt. Col. Lloyd Crosman, product manager for the Army's
Target Identification and Meteorological Sensors Program Office. "However, we
understand that current cost is one of the critical issues that we must
address, prior to any CID system production and deployment decision. To that
end, the objective of the new CID cost reduction program is to significantly
reduce projected installation, life-cycle and force level affordability costs
associated with millimeter wave technology."
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.
Note to editors:
With assistance from Raytheon employees in McKinney, Texas, and El
Segundo, Calif., Raytheon Combat Identification Systems, Ft Wayne, Ind., is
leading the CID cost reduction efforts to be performed under this contract.
Contact:
Patricia Perlini
972.952.4033
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Patricia Perlini of Raytheon, +1-972-952-4033
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