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Raytheon Awarded Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment Contract Option
Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 22, 2007 Raytheon has been awarded a $10.1 million U.S. Army contract option to provide 16 Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) Tower Systems with Base Defense Operation Centers to help protect U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. "The equipment Raytheon is providing to support U.S. military operations is helping to save the lives of our warfighters," said Pete Franklin, vice president, National and Theater Security Programs for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. "The joint Raytheon and U.S. government team takes great pride in rapidly delivering this critical capability to our soldiers." The contract calls for 16 elevated sensor systems, including remote operation capability, with deliveries beginning in June and ending in September 2007. In addition to supplying the systems, Raytheon is responsible for providing a systems engineering approach on the RAID program that involves linking it to other existing Army systems and providing whole life engineering support. Life-cycle support ensures that systems work the first time every time for the soldiers deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Work will be performed at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover, Mass., and Warfighter Protection Center, Huntsville, Ala. Also, Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC will provide field support. Raytheon first developed RAID to meet the Army's increasingly critical needs in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. RAID is a persistent surveillance system consisting of infrared sensor systems elevated on a stationary platform. It is capable of detecting hostile troop and equipment movement at great distances. This capability enables U.S. forces to respond rapidly to threat situations. Related Links Raytheon The Military Industrial Complex at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Syria Is To Send Iran Air Defence Systems From Russia
London (AFP) May 21, 2007Syria has agreed to send Iran at least 10 air defence systems that the government in Damascus is buying from Russia, Jane's Defence Weekly reported in its latest edition. Moscow has agreed to sell Damascus some 50 Pantsyr-S1E self-propelled short-range gun and missile air defence systems for an estimated 730 million dollars (542 million euros), the authoritative magazine said, quoting a source close to the deal. |
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