Aerojet Joins TRW/Raytheon Team for SBIRS Low.REDONDO BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1999-- The TRW/Raytheon Space Based Infrared System Low (SBIRS Low) team has added an important member with the signing of a teaming agreement with Aerojet. Aerojet will play a key role on the ground segment, systems engineering and space segment. The company will provide support on mission data processing, logistics, software, production planning, architecture/trade studies and launch operations. SBIRS Low is the low-Earth orbiting component of the SBIRS SBIRS Space-Based Infrared System SBIRS Space Based Infra-Red Surveillance system, the nation's next-generation, ballistic missile early-warning system. "Aerojet brings unsurpassed credentials and domain knowledge that will help ensure that we provide the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. with the best-value solution for SBIRS Low," said Tim Hannemann, executive vice president and general manager, TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc Space & Electronics Group. "We are pleased to welcome Aerojet to our SBIRS Low team." The TRW/Raytheon team also includes Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Sparta and PRA PRA - PRAgmatics. The language used by COPS for specification of code generators. ["Metalanguages of the Compiler Production System COPS", J. Borowiec, in GI Fachgesprach "Compiler-Compiler", ed W. Henhapl, Tech Hochs Darmstadt 1978, pp. 122-159]. . "We are excited that Aerojet will be an important part of the TRW/Raytheon team," said Bob Wolfe, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of GenCorp, Aerojet's parent company. "Aerojet's unique knowledge in ground processing of infrared sensor data and space-based infrared systems will contribute to the success of the new SBIRS Low program. Our experience will enable us to offer a valuable and affordable solution to the team and the Air Force." Aerojet is a world leader in ground processing of infrared data. Aerojet developed the mobile Joint Tactical Ground Station, which processes infrared missile-tracking data from Defense Support Program (DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive ) satellites and reports it to theater commanders. Aerojet also developed the Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater system to analyze DSP infrared data and improve the identification and tracking of ballistic missiles. TRW and Aerojet have worked together for more than 30 years on DSP, which provides early warning against strategic and tactical missile attacks. TRW has built 23 DSP spacecraft and integrated 23 infrared sensors built by associate contractor Aerojet for the Air Force. In August, the TRW/Raytheon team won one of two $275 million contracts from the Air Force for the 38-month Program Definition Risk Reduction (PDRR PDRR Program Definition and Risk Reduction (formerly Advanced Development) PDRR Preliminary Draft Revision of Recommendation (International Telecommunication Union) PDRR Priority Deficit Round-Robin ) phase of SBIRS Low. Included in PDRR is a comprehensive ground demonstration designed to reduce the risk and verify the performance of an operational system. Aerojet, a division of GenCorp., is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader principally serving the space electronics, missile and space propulsion, and smart munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. and armaments markets. Aerojet's Web site is at http://www.aerojet.com. Raytheon Co., based in Lexington, Mass., is a global technology leader that provides products and services in the areas of commercial and defense electronics, engineering and construction, and business and special-mission aircraft. Raytheon has operations throughout the United States and serves customers in more than 80 countries around the world. Raytheon's Web site is at http://www.raytheon.com. TRW Space & Electronics Group is an operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of TRW Inc., which provides advanced technology products and services for the global automotive, aerospace and information systems markets. TRW's Web site is at http://www.trw.com. |
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