Raytheon’s $9.6 Million Contract
Raytheon’s on a roll.
Earlier this week, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. awarded defense contractor Raytheon two contracts worth over $100 million to design and develop the David’s Sling Weapon System. Yesterday the defense contractor announced that it won a $9.6 million modification to an existing Navy contract to provide services for the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS). (Source)
As the platform systems engineering agent ,Raytheon will make complex warfighting improvements and integrate them with SSDS for aircraft carriers and amphibious ships. Raytheon also will integrate the Dual Band Radar as part of the Zumwalt-class destroyer program, the Evolved.
Robert Martin, vice president and deputy of Seapower Capability, said: “The Ship Self-Defense System has clearly demonstrated the benefits that open architecture technology provides the Navy, including the ability to upgrade system capabilities with relative ease. The system’s high level of capability, affordability and modularity enables the Navy to defend against today’s threats while providing the flexibility to adapt to counter the threats of tomorrow.”
