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Raytheon
Wins Non-Lethal Weapons Solid-State Source Contract
March 11, 2009: 09:00
AM ET
TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 11, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company’s
(NYSE: RTN) Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business has been
awarded
a phase-two contract to develop a gallium nitride (GaN)
solid-state
source for use in non-lethal weapons.
The award was made
by the Defense Department’s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate
(JNLWD).
Raytheon’s GaN technology enables revolutionary performance
and
functionality for a wide range of DoD systems to include
radar,
electronic warfare and communications.
"Our support of the
JNLWD is for very high frequency,
millimeter-wave GaN to provide the
warfighter with a lower-cost,
lighter-weight, non-lethal engagement
alternative,
Checcolo, vice president of Engineering
for Raytheon IDS.
Work on the contract will be conducted at IDS’
semiconductor foundry
located at the Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover,
Mass. IDS is a
leader in compound semiconductor technology development,
products and
services for military and homeland security applications.
Foundry
capabilities include design, development and manufacturing of
gallium
arsenide and GaN monolithic microwave integrated circuits and
modules
for advanced radar, electronic warfare, communications and
weapon
systems.
Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon’s leader in
Global
Capabilities Integration, providing affordable, integrated solutions
to
a broad international and domestic customer base, including the
U.S.
Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department
of
Homeland Security.
Raytheon Company, with 2008 sales of $23.2
billion, is a technology
and innovation leader specializing in defense,
homeland security and
other government markets throughout the world. With a
history of
innovation spanning 87 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-
electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the
areas of sensing; effects; and command, control,
communications and
intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission
support
services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs
73,000
people worldwide.
Contact:
Michele
Lemos
978.858.5850
SOURCE Raytheon
Company
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