DULLES, Va., March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract valued at up to
$45.7 million by Northrop Grumman
Aerospace Systems for ground segments in support of four Global
Hawk unmanned aircraft systems recently purchased by the Republic
of Korea.
Under this contract, Raytheon will deliver one building-based
and one mobile ground segment to locations in South Korea. Work under the contract will be
performed at Raytheon's Dulles,
Va., facility and is expected to be completed by
mid-2019.
"As the original developer and producer of the Global Hawk
ground station, Raytheon is providing a platform that is known
globally for reliable mission success," said Todd Probert, vice president of Mission Support
and Modernization for Raytheon Intelligence, Information and
Services. "Additionally, our investment of technology for this
capability will secure Raytheon's ground station solution as
reliable, relevant and supportable for decades to come."
Global Hawk is used globally to support antiterrorism,
antipiracy, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, airborne
communications and information-sharing missions.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a
history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command,
control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as cyber
security and a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is
headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us
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