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Raytheon BBN to create largest network research center in U.S.
Relevance Score: 3.789 2010-01-03 13:07:45
Raytheon BBN Technologies has won an $81 million deal from the Army Research Laboratory to establish a collaborative alliance and what the company calls “the nation’s largest network science research center.” The company will create the Interdisciplinary Research Center at its headquarters in Cambridge, which will host network research, as well as Department of Defense technology developments. Called the ARL Network Science Collaborative Technology Alliance, the consortium will use the five-year contract to pull together more than 30 university and industrial labs to address the commone features of communication, information, social and cognitive networks. Raytheon BBN is a Cambridge-based subsidiary of Waltham-based Raytheon Co., which completed its $350 million purchase of BBN in October.
Raytheon wins $1.1B in contract awards
Relevance Score: 3.697 2010-01-01 18:51:33
Raytheon Co.it has received Foreign Military Sales contract awards totaling $1.1 billion to fund new production of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Taiwan. The awards include ground-system hardware through an initial contract valued at $965.6 million and an initial spares contract valued at $134.4 million. Raytheon is the prime contractor for both domestic and international Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems and system integrator for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles.
Raytheon Wins New Aegis Radar Contracts
Relevance Score: 3.690 2009-08-05 12:21:02
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company two contracts that extend the company's legacy of performance and support for the Aegis weapons system. Under the contracts, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) will provide an AN/SPY-1 radar transmitter ordnance alteration kit to enhance the radar's processing performance and multi-mission capability. The company will also continue its performance-based logistics support, including spares and repairs for Aegis weapons systems used by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. Raytheon will also manage system repairs in support of foreign military sales. "Raytheon has a long history with the Aegis radar program - providing highly capable naval radar components and world-class support for Aegis-equipped ships worldwide," said Raytheon IDS' Robert Martin, vice president and deputy of Seapower Capability Systems. Raytheon's AN/SPY-1 radar transmitters and MK99 Fire Control System, both key components of the Aegis system, have been in continual production for 30 years as part of the U.S. Navy's Aegis shipbuilding program. The AN/SPY-1 and the MK99 are currently aboard the U.S. Navy's fleet of cruisers and destroyers, as well as Japanese Kongo-class destroyers and Spanish F-100-class frigates. Raytheon IDS' whole-life services and support are central to maintaining and upgrading Aegis equipment onboard ships of the U.S. Navy's fleet, which include Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Work will be performed at Raytheon IDS' Surveillance and Sensors Center, Sudbury, Mass., and Raytheon Technical Services Company, Norfolk, Va.
Raytheon to Enhance Air Traffic Management Systems in India
Relevance Score: 3.432 2010-03-01 17:57:23
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract by the Airports Authority of India to automate air traffic control services at the Chennai International Airport. Raytheon will install AutoTrac III, its next-generation air traffic management system, to help reduce delays in aircraft arrival and departure. The new system will also have real-time meteorological information to assist air traffic controllers in adjusting to changing weather conditions. In addition to the Chennai International Airport, Raytheon is upgrading air traffic management systems at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai and at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. AutoTrac III features a new generation of flight and surveillance data processing systems to ensure air traffic safety. The system's modern, open architecture design and high performance is fully adaptable and scaleable to fit any air traffic management environment from simple tower automation to a fully integrated multi-center system.
Raytheon WNaN has successful demo
Relevance Score: 3.420 2010-02-09 11:01:04
Raytheon marked a milestone with its wireless mobile ad hoc network system under development for the U.S. military following a successful demonstration. U.S. company Raytheon says its BBN Technologies unit, through a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Air Force Research Laboratory sponsorship, is working to develop its Wireless Network After Next mobile network solution. The WNaN network is designed to establish a wireless network capable of adapting to changing battlefield conditions to provide continuous connectivity on low-cost radio hardware. Raytheon says its WNaN successfully demonstrated a transmission of voice and data across a realistic in-flux wireless mobile ad hoc network.
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded Raytheon a 12-month contract to develop the preliminary design of a 100 kilowatt experimental Free Electron Laser for the U.S. Navy.
Relevance Score: 3.379 2009-06-12 09:23:12
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded Raytheon a 12-month contract to develop the preliminary design of a 100 kilowatt experimental Free Electron Laser for the U.S. Navy. This preliminary design is the first of a three-phase ONR Innovative Naval Prototype program worth more than $150 million. "Free Electron Lasers use superconducting electron accelerators to produce high-power laser beams," said Michael Del Checcolo, vice president of Engineering for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. "In the future, such high power lasers could be used to instantaneously engage targets at long ranges, enhancing the U.S. Navy's ability to combat enemies and threats at sea." To develop this cutting-edge technology, Raytheon is implementing its OpenAIR business model and is teaming with experts from the Department of Energy laboratories, industry and academia across the country.
Raytheon Team Selected For US Army Battle Command Development Contract
Relevance Score: 3.210 2009-07-29 22:22:13
A team led by Raytheon has received an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity award for the U.S. Army Battle Command Development contract. The Battle Command Development contract, managed by the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command, is a five-year, multi-award vehicle worth up to $777.4 million. The award enables the Raytheon team to compete for task orders that will enhance and maintain the capabilities of the Army Battle Command System. The ABCS consists of products that have been developed by battle command organizations. These products are used throughout theater and lack commonality. The task orders focus on unifying the existing ABCS products into a net-centric, service-oriented architecture. This allows the ABCS a common look and feel within its family of products and improved interoperability with other Army systems. "The use of battle command products in current conflicts and in future Army modernization efforts is critical, making this effort particularly important," said Andy Zogg, vice president, Raytheon Network Centric Systems Command and Control Systems. "Our aim is to put real solutions in the hands of our soldiers quickly."
Acquiring Minds Want To Know Raytheon And BBN Technologies.
Relevance Score: 3.108 2009-09-14 15:31:46
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has entered into an agreement to acquire BBN Technologies, a privately-held research and development company and provider of critical solutions for national defense and security missions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2009, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The transaction is not expected to materially impact revenue or earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2009, and is expected to be accretive in 2010. Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. BBN’s portfolio encompasses a range of technologies including advanced networking, speech and language technologies, information technologies, sensor systems, and cybersecurity. The company's deep scientific and engineering talent aligns well with Raytheon's expertise and commitment to excellence. BBN Technologies has a long history of innovative products and solutions including the ARPANET (forerunner of the Internet). Current offerings include the Boomerang acoustic-based shooter detection system currently deployed with U.S. forces, and a broad range of technology development programs, many considered mission-critical by defense and intelligence clients. Following the acquisition, BBN Technologies will become part of Raytheon Network Centric Systems (NCS).
LaBarge To Provide Military Wiring Harness Technology For U.S. Navy Torpedoes.
Relevance Score: 3.032 2009-11-18 15:09:03
Torpedo designers at the Raytheon Co. Integrated Defense Systems segment headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass., needed wiring harness technology for the company's MK 48 submarine-launched torpedoes and MK 54 surface ship- and aircraft-launched torpedoes. They found their solution from electronics contract producer LaBarge Inc. in St. Louis. Raytheon awarded a $2.6 million contract to LaBarge to deliver wiring harnesses for the MK 48 and MK 54 torpedoes -- the first time LaBarge has supplied parts for the two torpedo programs. A MK 48 submarine-launched torpedo hits the decommissioned destroyer USS Fife Primarily launched from submarines, the MK 48 is a heavyweight torpedo for anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare in shallow- and deep-water environments. The MK 54 is a lightweight torpedo that can be launched from surface ships, helicopters, or fixed-wing airplanes to track, classify, and destroy submarines in deep and shallow waters. LaBarge will make the wiring harnesses at the company's Berryville, Ark., plant, and should be finished in December 2011. Raytheon makes torpedoes at the company's Torpedo and Readiness Center, co-located with the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division in Keyport, Wash., as well as at the Raytheon Seapower Capability Center in Portsmouth, R.I.
Raytheon Will Prevent From Cyberattacks
Relevance Score: 3.017 2010-01-29 21:58:29
Raytheon Co.’s (RTN) wholly owned subsidiary Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded a $2.9 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop new approaches to protect the Department of Defense Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) against cyberattacks. Military information systems are increasingly dependent on SOA, which is called upon to support complex military tasks and missions. The advanced security features that Raytheon BBN Technologies will develop under the Advanced Protected Services (APS) program will handle the multifaceted and dynamic information exchange demanded by network-centric operations more quickly and cost effectively. The APS program aims at enabling future military service-oriented information systems to detect, protect and adapt to surviving attacks from motivated, well-resourced and determined enemies. Raytheon BBN Technologies is a research and development organization with expertise in information security, speech and language processing, networking, distributed systems, and sensing and control systems. Raytheon is the one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the U.S. It delivers 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 a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is planned to report its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter results on Jan 28, 2010. The company expects fiscal 2009 revenues in the range of $24.7 billion to $25 billion. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is currently $1.24 per share. For the current fiscal year, the average forecast is $4.83 per share, up 18.7% from last year. We continue to view Raytheon as one of the best positioned among the large-cap defense primes due to its non-platform-centric focus, strong order bookings and order backlog, strong cash flow generation, and focus on shareholder value. We maintain our market Neutral recommendation on the shares. Defense contractors with significant exposure to high-cost platform programs include Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT), Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) and General Dynamics Corp. (GD).