Raytheon wins $240 million Navy contract to operate and maintain Atlantic test facilities.

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 1997--Raytheon Engineers & Constructors announced today that it has been selected by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), a branch of the U.S. Navy, to operate and maintain NUWC's Atlantic Undersea Test & Evaluation Centers (AUTEC) in West Palm Beach, Fla. and on Andros Island in the Bahamas.

Raytheon's contract has a potential value of $240 million, extends through 2005, and was won in competition against a Johnson Controls/CSC team, ITT, and Lockheed Martin.

AUTEC is responsible for research, development, engineering, operation, and testing of the Navy's underwater, air, and surface weapons systems.

Under the contract, Raytheon Service Company, a unit of Raytheon Engineers & Constructors, will provide a variety of services to support base operations, instrumentation systems, and marine and air operations.

Specifically, Raytheon will provide technical support for AUTEC's weapons systems test facilities. This includes in-water and air tracking; real-time test operations control; data collection; target/weapon launch and recovery; communications; system engineering analysis; and acoustic tracking and testing of torpedoes, unmanned underwater vehicles, and sonar systems.

Raytheon will also provide base logistics support for AUTEC. This work includes supply of aircraft; maintenance and repair of public works facilities; and operation of utilities. Raytheon will also provide engineering services; inventory and property control; transportation; minor construction; food services; security and fire protection; education of dependents; and recreational facilities for more than 500 base residents.

"We are excited to have been chosen by the Navy to support the AUTEC mission," said Pat Roddy, president, Raytheon Service Company. "Raytheon has a history of providing a complete range of technical, operations, and maintenance support services for all branches of the military. We currently are providing similar services to the Army at the world's most comprehensive missile range on Kwajalein Island in the South Pacific. And we provide tracking services to the Air Force along the 2,000 square mile Eastern Test Range from Cape Canaveral in support of space and missile launches."

Raytheon Engineers & Constructors is one of the largest engineering, construction, and operations and maintenance firms in the world. It is one of the four business segments of Raytheon Company, a $12 billion international high technology company that is also active in the commercial and defense electronics, aircraft, and major appliances markets.

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