Raytheon Awarded a $58.5 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Radar Warning System Logistics Support.GOLETA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1999-- Raytheon Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :RTNA RTNA Ring Tone No Answer )(NYSE:RTNB RTNB Radio Television Nationale du Burundi (Africa) RTNB Return the Next Bit (computers) ) has been awarded a $58.5 million contract to provide spare parts and repair and support services for the AN/ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver “RWR” redirects here. For other uses, see RWR (disambiguation). Typically fitted to military aircraft, radar warning receivers (RWR) detect the radio emissions of radar systems, whether ground-based or on-board other aircraft. system for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F aircraft. The Direct Vendor Delivery (DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ) contract, awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP NAVICP Naval Inventory Control Point NAVICP NAVSEA Inventory Control Point ) organization, is a result of a joint NAVICP and Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). initiative to reduce life cycle support costs and guarantee product availability, timely delivery, reliability growth, technology insertion and inventory management. The award represents the first time a DVD support contract has been planned and implemented prior to a system being fielded, and it is the highest dollar DVD contract in NAVICP history. The contract has a period of performance of six years, with an additional five-year program option potentially worth $144 million. Work will be performed by Raytheon Systems Company's Electronic Warfare Operation, Goleta, Calif. The AN/ALR-67(V)3 system is an electronic radar warning receiver that provides advanced techniques to detect radar emitters, thereby enhancing the survivability of aircraft equipped with the system. This fourth generation system has been selected as the standard radar warning receiver on the U.S. Navy F/A-18 C/D and E/F front-line, carrier-based tactical aircraft. It is designed to enhance the survivability of aircrews by providing improved situational awareness in today's complex electronic warfare environments. This includes emitter identification, extended capabilities in detection and processing, threat location and potential lethality. Raytheon Company, based in Lexington, Mass., is a global technology leader that provides state-of-the-art 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. Additional Technical Details: The AN/ALR-67(V)3 interfaces with the onboard suppression and defensive systems via data exchanged over the electronic warfare multiplex bus and High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile Data bus. It provides signal detection, direction finding, and identification of radio frequency and millimeter wave threat emitters, including scanning, pulse doppler and continuous wave tracking, acquisition and early warning radar early warning radar n. Radar based at the boundary of a defended area to detect incoming enemy missiles or aircraft in time to allow deployment of a countermeasure. Noun 1. and missile guidance. |
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