AURORA, Colo., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) team,
which includes Boeing, General Dynamics, and AT&T Government Solutions, has
been competitively selected by the U.S. Air Force's MILSATCOM Joint Program
Office (MJPO) for a requirements definition contract. Worth up to $9 million
including options, the contract is an initial step toward transforming
military communications. The win competitively positions Raytheon for a
subsequent development program estimated at more than $500 million.
The Raytheon team will work with the MJPO to define requirements for the
Program Research & Development Announcement (PRDA) phase of the
Transformational Communications MILSATCOM (TCM) Network, which will expand the
military's network capability and interoperability between systems.
"Raytheon is proud to partner with the MJPO to ensure that this
transformational architecture keeps pace with the intense demand for network
communications," said Ray Kolibaba, vice president of Space Systems for
Raytheon. "The team is network-focused with space expertise and offers the
experience necessary to develop an integrated system of systems for the MJPO
by leveraging existing networks and interfaces."
The Raytheon MILSATCOM team is based at Raytheon's Aurora, Colo. business
campus. Other Raytheon facilities contributing to the contract are in
Fullerton, Calif., St. Petersburg, Fla., and Marlborough, Mass. Principal
teammate support includes AT&T in Oakton, Va., Boeing in Anaheim, Calif., and
General Dynamics in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Raytheon Company, with 2002 sales of $16.8 billion, is an industry leader
in defense, government and commercial electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs more than 76,000 people
worldwide.
Editors' notes: Traditionally known as an aerospace and defense
electronics provider, Raytheon provides large-scale data processing systems,
complex data-delivery software and networks for commercial and government
customers at its Aurora, Colo., facilities.
Contact:
Darci Bushey
303.344.6608
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