TUCSON, Ariz., April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on their
combined platform integration experience, Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) and DRS Technologies have entered into a teaming agreement for
the U.S. Army's 3rd Generation Improved Forward Looking Infrared
program (3rd Gen IFLIR) B-Kit
"Raytheon and DRS have teamed to provide an IFLIR solution that
provides our military supremacy in reconnaissance, surveillance and
target acquisition," said Dr. Taylor
Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems. "The 3rd
Gen IFLIR program is critical to our military forces and necessary
to sustain our soldier's combat advantage."
The announcement follows the two companies' previous effort on
the 2nd Gen FLIR program which saw nearly 20,000 sensors fielded to
the Army, Navy and Marine Corps during the last decade.
"With this effort, Raytheon and DRS will leverage our Horizontal
Technology Integration experience and 3rd Gen focal plane array
technology," said Michelle Lohmeier,
vice president of Raytheon's Land Warfare Systems. "We offer a
low-risk schedule and program plan to field this technology into
land combat platforms."
The Raytheon – DRS team has delivered 2nd Gen FLIR technology
to:
- Abrams Main Battle Tank
Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer and Gunner's Primary
Sight
- Bradley Fighting Vehicle Improved Bradley Acquisition Subsystem
and Commander's Independent Viewer
- Army's Long-Range, Advanced Scout Surveillance System
- Navy's Phalanx Close-in Weapon System
"The Army and our team have a strong track record of delivering
state-of-the-art next generation FLIR technology on our nation's
premiere ground vehicle combat platforms," said Sally Wallace, DRS C4ISR Group president. "Our
experience integrating a common FLIR across the Army's combat
vehicle platforms is critical to synchronizing the Army's
modernization strategy."
About DRS
DRS Technologies is a leading supplier of integrated products,
services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and
prime contractors worldwide and is a multiple recipient of the
Defense Security Service Award for Excellence in
Counterintelligence as well as three James S. Cogswell Awards for
Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement. The company is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica SpA, which employs
approximately 70,000 people worldwide.
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 on Twitter @raytheon.
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