Raytheon awarded $5.1 million increment of $34.8 million option for EFOGM missile program.LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 1997--The U.S. Army Missile Command Missile Command is a 1980 arcade game by Atari Inc. that was also licensed to Sega for European release. The plot of Missile Command is simple: the player's six cities are being attacked by an endless hail of ballistic missiles, some of them even splitting like (MICOM MICOM Missile Command (US Army) MICOM Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model MICOM Military Intelligence Communications ) recently awarded Raytheon the first increment of $5.1 million of a total $34.8 million contract for 256 EFOGM EFOGM Enhanced Fiber-Optic Guided Missile missiles. This first increment will be used to begin purchasing long-lead production material for 256 missiles for the Enhanced Fiber-Optic Guided Missile guided missile, self-propelled, unmanned space or air vehicle carrying an explosive warhead. Its path can be adjusted during flight, either by automatic self-contained controls or remote human control. (EFOGM) systems. These missiles along with associated fire units will be used to equip one EFOGM company in the XVIII Airborne Corps. This company is scheduled to be combat deployable by the turn of the century. EFOGM is a rapidly deployable, lethal and highly survivable sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. weapon system. EFOGM will provide a non-line-of-sight (out of 15Km) precision standoff weapon against high value, moving and stationary ground targets and helicopters during day, night and adverse weather conditions. Raytheon's EFOGM system is comprised of eight (8) fiber optic guided missiles carried on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
The M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee) is a military 4WD motor vehicle created by AM General. (HMMWV HMMWV High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV is a trademark of AM General LLC; aka HUMVEE, also a trademark of AM General LLC) ). Each missile is equipped with an infrared seeker which detects targets viewed in real time by the gunner over a fiber optic link to the HMMWV launch vehicle. The gunner has the ability to selectively target high priority enemy assets while avoiding friendly casualties. The EFOGM system uses an imaging sensor in the missile for target acquisition and terminal homing. The image is transmitted from the missile to the gunner in the launch vehicle over a fiber optic data link which is dispensed as the missile flies toward the target area. The missile receives steering signals back through the link from the gunner's station. The gunner performs target selection and acquisition on a video screen and locks the automatic tracker onto the target image displayed on his console. The tracking commands are sent to the gunner's ground station computer, which then sends guidance commands up the fiber optic data link to guide the missiles. To date, Raytheon has been awarded $125.8 million in contract options on the program which is currently entering the missile test phase at Redstone Arsenal, AL and at White Sands Missile Range White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), formerly known as the White Sands Proving Grounds, is a rocket range in New Mexico operated by the United States Army. The range covers an area of almost 3,200 mi² (8 287 km²), approximately three times the size of Rhode Island, making it , N.M. The EFOGM program is being conducted by a fully Integrated Army/Raytheon Product Team collocated in Huntsville, AL. Raytheon Company, headquartered in Lexington, Mass., is an international high technology company which operates in four business areas; commercial and defense electronics, engineering and construction, aircraft, and major appliances. The company had US $12 billion in sales in 1995. Raytheon celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Internet address: http://www.raytheon.com CONTACT: Raytheon Company Blanche Necessary (703) 416-5807 |
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