Tue, Mar 18, 2008
Contract With Boeing Worth Over $89.5 Million
Raytheon's active electronically scanned array radar team
secured additional wins recently to advance further the company's
AESA radar business. Raytheon will provide a next-production lot of
advanced F-15C radar systems to the US Air Force and Air National
Guard.
The contracts with Boeing, worth just in excess of $89.5
million, authorize production of eight APG-63(V)3 AESA radar
systems for the Guard plus spares and maintenance as well as eight
systems for the Air Force plus spares, maintenance and training
support
"These contracts and our recent selection to be the F-15E AESA
radar provider for the Air Force fleet further establish Raytheon
as a core provider of this ground-breaking technology to these
customers with all the unparalleled capabilities our system brings
to bear," said Dr. Tom Kennedy, vice president for the Tactical
Airborne Systems group at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. "The
F-15C AESA radar system combines the best elements of our F-15 and
F/A-18 AESA radar technology, which we're constantly refining in
partnership with Boeing, the Air Force and the Navy to ensure our
warfighters have the best operational capability available."
Building on a $52.2 million production award to Raytheon in late
2007, these contracts reinforce the Air Force's commitment to
update its F-15C fleet with the latest in AESA technology, ensuring
US air combat power remains world class.
"The new awards extend the (V)3
upgrade program through 2010 and allow Boeing and Raytheon to
provide several more F-15C Eagle squadrons with the incredible
improvements in situation awareness, targeting range, accuracy and
maintainability that are inherent in the APG-63(V)3 radar," said
Jim Means, director of proprietary programs for Boeing Global
Strike Systems.
Air Force F-15s became operational with the world's first
tactical AESA radar systems in December 2000. Raytheon, which
designed and developed the technology, has been a partner on the
F-15 program for more than 35 years.
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