Raytheon’s Contract Awards
U.S. defense contractor Raytheon was awarded a $27 million option for engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, bringing the total value of the contract to $159.2 million. (Source)
Raytheon received an extension to perform risk-reduction services on the Global Positioning System Operational Ground Control Segment. Bob Canty, vice president and program manager of the segment, said “We are working with our customer to continue to reduce program risk to ensure that we have the lowest-risk program going forward. What’s critically important on this program is to be able to deliver our team’s commitments fully and on-time.” (Source)
Raytheon was awarded a $12.5 million from the U.S. Army to deliver to Enhanced Position Location Reporting System Extended Frequency (EPLRS-XF) radio technologies. This system is designed to enable soldiers to communicate during “congested combat situations.”
Network Centric Systems Integrated Communications Systems vice president Jerry Powlen wrote, “The EPLRS-XF radio gives the war fighter high-speed, on-the-move video and data exchange capabilities for a broad range of applications. We continue to evolve EPLRS and our networked communications capabilities to deliver the most advanced solutions to our troops.” (Source)
