DULLES, Va., Sept. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon (NYSE:
RTN) was honored with two coveted Brandon Hall Bronze awards for
virtual reality training systems developed for the U.S. Army.
Often called the 'Academy Awards' of the training industry, the
Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards Program is the most
prestigious awards program in the learning and training
industry.
"This special recognition reinforces Raytheon's position as a
premier provider of training and training support services," said
Pete Vangjel, vice president of
Raytheon's Global Training Solutions business. "We've trained
millions of people around world to help prepare them for the
world's most important missions."
Raytheon won a Bronze award in Best Use of Games or
Simulations for its Joint Multinational Readiness Center Mobile
Instrumentation System. The company partnered with the
U.S. Army Europe to develop the
system, which blends virtual, live (including live-fire), and
constructive training into a simulated training environment that
literally spans the globe. The system consists of a mobile suite of
sensors, cameras, training instrumentation, communications and
computer networks all working together to create a blended training
environment that can extend over hundreds of miles.
Raytheon won a second Bronze Award in the same category for the
Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability Instrumentation
System. The system provides U.S. Army Pacific a
"strategic readiness bridge" to ensure enhanced home-station unit
readiness between Combat Training Center rotations and when CTC
rotations are not available and extend training and readiness
opportunities to our Joint and Multinational Partners.
These two virtual reality training systems are changing the way
large-scale, collective training is being done. Organizations are
networked together virtually, and appear 'shoulder to shoulder' in
the training scenario. Effects can be virtually created, to include
fires, cyber and aerial effects. Costs on transport, fuel and
supplies necessary to move large organizations hundreds of miles
are reduced significantly, as organizations can participate at
their home stations and connect virtually with thousands of other
trainers around the world.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 94 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 Waltham, Massachusetts. Follow
us on Twitter @Raytheon.
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