Company will manage surveillance aircraft programme at two
locations
LONDON, Oct. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Air Force
has awarded Raytheon U.K. a £131 million extension of its contract
to manage support services for the Sentinel surveillance aircraft
programme. The award extends the contract to 2021.
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Raytheon will optimise the design, modification, configuration
management and support aspects of Sentinel at RAF Waddington and at
Raytheon's facility in Broughton, Wales.
"The Sentinel fleet is well-recognised for the outstanding
contribution it has made to military and surveillance operations
around the globe over the last nine years," said Richard Daniel, chief executive officer of
Raytheon U.K. "As well as creating new jobs in Broughton, the
extension of the Sentinel fleet will support several hundred highly
skilled jobs within Raytheon and its supply chain, while
maintaining world leading expertise in the customer community."
Raytheon U.K., supported by the Welsh Government, has invested
in a new hangar at Broughton to ensure that its Airborne ISR, for
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, continues to provide
end-to-end, design-to-flight-trials capability for improved
operational availability. The new investment will allow Raytheon
U.K. to undertake export work as well as to optimise Sentinel
support, resulting in considerably reduced time and cost of 8C deep
maintenance checks.
The full range of Raytheon's technical support for the Sentinel
fleet includes fleet management, maintenance planning, maintenance
service, technical and engineering services, obsolescence
management, air vehicle integrity, supply and procurement service,
training, design service and overarching service management.
About Raytheon U.K.
Raytheon U.K. is a subsidiary of
Raytheon Company. It is a prime contractor and major supplier to
the U.K. Ministry of Defence and has developed strong capabilities
in mission systems integration in defence, national security and
commercial markets. Raytheon U.K. also designs, develops and
manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and
software at facilities in Harlow, Glenrothes, Waddington and
Broughton.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), 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, C5I™ 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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