HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) is beginning work on a contract to sustain and
modernize missile defense and other strategic systems operated by
the U.S. Army, combatant commands and other government
agencies.
The $600-million, three-year
contract was first announced last June and a protest was withdrawn
in February. Within the next 30-60 days Raytheon will begin
accepting directions from the Army to conduct software sustainment
and system engineering services for critical systems including
THAAD, AN/TPY-2 radars, the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System,
the Sea-Based X-Band Radar and Upgraded Early Warning Radars.
Raytheon will use the company's expertise in commercial software
practices to speed delivery of software upgrades across the
supported systems to improve them without interrupting critical
missions.
"We're bringing state-of-the-art, commercial software practices,
such as DevOps and Agile, to make sure the systems the Army depends
on stay ahead of evolving threats," said Todd Probert, vice president of Mission Support
and Modernization at Raytheon Intelligence, Information and
Services.
Work will be conducted at the Systems Simulation, Software and
Integration Directorate, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research,
Development and Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal. The contract is expected to
directly employ approximately 800 people in the Huntsville, Ala., area and Raytheon will begin
transitioning and or hiring experienced software and hardware
engineers, program managers, and other professional services
experts in the coming months.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of
$25 billion and 64,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 96 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and
mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon
is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
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