HAMPTON, Va., April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air
Force Materiel Command has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a
contract with an initial value of up to $375
million over six years to sustain and modernize the Air and
Space Operations Center Weapon System, or AOC WS. Under the
contract, Raytheon will update the existing AOC WS baseline
software and develop and deploy new software upgrades to improve
air and space command and control operations.
Air and Space Operations Centers provide a strategic capability
for the U.S. Air Force with operators at 22 global locations using
the AOC WS to command and control aircraft through all of the Air
Force's critical missions.
"Raytheon will use our unmatched cyber, automation and analytics
expertise to modernize the Air Force's weapons system, providing an
advantage in everything from security to actionable insight in the
digital battlespace," said Dave
Wajsgras, president of Raytheon Intelligence, Information
and Services.
"Raytheon's innovative modernization through sustainment
approach incrementally improves systems without interruption to
critical missions," said Todd
Probert, vice president of Mission Support and Modernization
at Raytheon IIS. "In addition, the use of software development best
practices, such as Agile and DevOps, speeds up the delivery of
these systems to the warfighter."
Raytheon is hiring for the new team based in Hampton, Virginia. Open positions include
system architects, software developers, cyber engineers, IT help
desk and more.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2016 sales of
$24 billion and 63,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 95 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5ITM products
and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers
in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in
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