MCKINNEY, Texas, Nov. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army
Contracting Command awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) an
indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide
communications systems, support and training for aircraft made
available to foreign nations through the Foreign Military Sales
(FMS) process. The five-year contract has a ceiling value of
$80 million.
"For more than 50 years, Raytheon has developed, delivered and
supported tactical communications systems so warfighters can
reliably and securely share critical information needed to
accomplish their missions," said Scott
Whatmough, vice president of Integrated Communications
Systems for Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems business. "We are
committed to building on that proud legacy through our enduring
partnership with the U.S. Army and allied forces around the
world."
The agreement covers production, support and training for the
ARC-231 and ARC-164 radio systems that are used on rotary wing
platforms such as UH-60M Blackhawks, CH-47F Chinooks, UH-72A
Lakotas and AH-64E Apaches; and the APX-119 transponder that is
used on a wide range of fixed-wing aircraft.
The Foreign Military Sales Systems Communications contract will
be managed from Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems facility in
Fort Wayne, Indiana. The
communications systems will be manufactured at the business'
facility in Largo, Florida.
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.
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