Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Raytheon to build Army radar systems for trucks

By Brendan Lynch

Raytheon Co. reports it has landed nearly $45 million from the U.S. Army for truck-mounted radar systems.

Under the contract, Raytheon will provide the army with its Air Traffic Navigation, Integration, and Coordination System (ATNAVICS) hardware, FBPAR hardware, sustainment support, travel, material and site installation.

The system uses an S-Band air surveillance radar, an L-Band secondary surveillance radar to identify friend or foe and an X-Band precision approach radar.

Work will be performed in Marlborough and is expected to be completed by December, 2011.

Last week, Raytheon landed a $3.3 billion contract from the United Arab Emirates for its Patriot missiles. Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems unit and Lockheed Martin Corp. have worked with the United States and UAE governments for a year to develop the agreement. The U.S. government approved the foreign military sale of Patriot GEM-T and Lockheed PAC-3 missiles. Under the contract, Raytheon will also provide support and training.

The same week, Raytheon won $10.1 million from the U.S. Navy for engineering work on destroyers. Under the deal, a modification to a previously won contract, Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems unit will procure, design, install and integrate mission systems equipment on Zumwalt-class destroyers. Work on the contract will be performed in Burlington and Tewksbury, and it is expected to be completed by September 2009.

Raytheon, headquartered in Waltham, employs 72,000 people worldwide and reported a 2007 net income of $3.5 billion on revenue of $21.3 billion.