STERLING, Va., April 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a U.S. Army contract to demonstrate
the company's commercially available mobile intelligence platform
that will allow soldiers to quickly collect and access information
on the
battlefield.
This commercial laptop-based platform, called the FoXTEN, may be
considered as a future mobile component of the Army's Distributed
Common Ground System. DCGS is an intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance system that enables deployed soldiers to collect,
process and display intelligence information from a variety of
sources and sensors. The Army is upgrading their existing DCGS
system with a series of new components and capabilities, including
the mobile platform.
"Our soldiers need real-time access to intelligence and
surveillance data, and FoXTEN is designed to get that information
to and from the most remote edges of the battlefield," said
Todd Probert, vice president of
Mission Support and Modernization at Raytheon Intelligence,
Information and Services. "We'll be bringing our deep experience
integrating the best commercial software into a system our soldiers
can trust to keep them constantly aware of threats and give them
the advantage they need to win on any battlefield."
Under the contract awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Command,
Raytheon will demonstrate the company's FoXTEN software product,
which can be loaded onto a commercially procured laptop and easily
deployed and used by soldiers operating in the field. FoXTEN
quickly connects warfighters to intelligence from various sources,
giving them the real time information they need to make mission
decisions across all battle domains. FoXTEN, when loaded onto a
laptop, is lightweight, requires little power and can operate at
low-transmission speeds.
"Our system is intuitive, easy to use and only takes eight hours
of training compared to the current system," said Probert. "It's
also completely open, allowing the Army to integrate new
capabilities from any developer. The system is designed from the
ground up to be easily upgraded so our soldiers always have the
best technology and intelligence in their hands."
The Army will conduct a series of operational tests of the
FoXTEN software over the next year before making a final
procurement decision.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of
$25 billion and 64,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 96 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, Mass. Follow us on Twitter.
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