PARIS, June 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) and Kongsberg have signed an agreement to extend their
partnership on the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System
(NASAMS). Dr. Tom Kennedy, Raytheon
Chairman and CEO, and Harald Annestad, CEO Kongsberg Defence &
Aerospace AS, signed the 10-year agreement during the Paris Air
Show.
"Raytheon has partnered with Kongsberg for a decade to develop
and produce the most accurate and reliable surface-to-air missile
defense capability available," said Ralph
Acaba, vice president for Raytheon Integrated Air and
Missile Defense. "This NASAMS partnership has resulted in a
successful system that is now in service around the globe."
"We truly value our partnership with Raytheon on NASAMS.
Together we have continuously improved the technology base for the
benefit of the warfighter. In addition to the successful NASAMS
system, our two companies have recently teamed on the Naval Strike
Missile and the Joint Strike Missile strike missiles," said
Eirik Lie, Executive Vice President
for Kongsberg Defence Systems.
The Raytheon and Kongsberg collaboration is focused on optimal
system performance and capabilities from sensor to effector for
NASAMS users around the world, including incorporation of the new
AMRAAM®-ER (extended range) missile. Most recently,
NASAMS successfully engaged and destroyed four-for-four in an
airborne target live fire exercise conducted by the Royal Norwegian
Air Force at the Andoya Rocket Range in Northern Norway.
About NASAMS
NASAMS, is a medium-range surface-to-air missile system. This
operationally proven system provides the air defender with a
tailorable, state-of-the-art system that can defeat current and
evolving cruise missile threats and a wide range of air breathing
threats. NASAMS works seamlessly with the Patriot Air and Missile
Defense System and the Hawk Air Defense System. Key components of
NASAMS are the combat-proven AMRAAM missile with demonstrated
operational flexibility in both air-to-air and surface-launch
engagement scenarios. The AN/MPQ-64 F1 Sentinel air defense radar
is the primary sensing component for the alerting and cueing of
targets for NASAMS.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and
cybersecurity 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 cybersecurity 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
Media Contacts:
Integrated Defense
Systems
Cynthia Baker
+1.714.446.4600
idspr@raytheon.com
Kongsberg Gruppen
Kyrre
Lohne
+ 47 920 60081
kda.office@kongsberg.com
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