ARLINGTON, Va., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX)
business, will expand the deployment of checked baggage screening
equipment to all federally managed airports nationwide under a
five-year, $318 million contract with
the Transportation Security Administration.
Through its longstanding partnership with TSA on critical
passenger baggage screening and security procedures, Raytheon
Intelligence & Space was previously responsible for installing
new and upgrading existing checked baggage screening equipment in
155 airports in the Central U.S. region. Under this contract, the
scope will expand to all of the approximately 430 federal airports
across the country.
"We have worked with the TSA since its inception to strengthen
security at our airports," said John
DeSimone, vice president of Cybersecurity, Training and
Services for Raytheon Intelligence & Space. "This nationwide
expansion of our partnership allows us to continue to protect
passengers from evolving security threats."
Raytheon Intelligence & Space is a trusted partner of TSA
with more than 20 years of mission-critical airport security
services experience. The company has installed, upgraded or
decommissioned over 1,700 pieces of TSA security equipment in the
past six years.
About Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Raytheon
Intelligence & Space delivers the disruptive technologies our
customers need to succeed in any domain, against any challenge. A
developer of advanced sensors, training, and cyber and software
solutions, Raytheon Intelligence & Space provides a decisive
advantage to civil, military and commercial customers in more than
46 countries around the world. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the business generated
$15 billion in pro forma annual revenue in 2020 and has 37,000
employees worldwide. Raytheon Intelligence & Space is one of
four businesses that form Raytheon Technologies Corporation.
About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense
company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial,
military and government customers worldwide. With four
industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt
& Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon
Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push
the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy,
electric propulsion, hypersonics, and quantum physics. The company,
formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the
United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is
headquartered in Waltham,
Massachusetts.
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