LONDON, July 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) showcased a new tri-band telemetry antenna on
the company's Mobile Range system during a Joint Advanced Missile
Implementation (JAMI) demonstration at Naval Base Ventura County,
Pt. Mugu, California. The event
highlighted new technologies that will soon become the backbone of
test ranges worldwide.
Raytheon's Mobile Range is an integrated suite of
communications, optics, and telemetry capabilities that enables
flight testing, demonstrations and data collection in a variety of
environments and conditions.
JAMI participants tracked an AIM-9 missile in a captive carry
flight on an F-18 Hornet in challenging scenarios
testing whether a system could support L-, S- and C-Band
telemetry signals that encompass current and future test range
requirements.
Mobile Range delivered strong results in the newly licensed
C-Band telemetry spectrum as well as its tracking and data
collection capabilities with L- and S-Bands. The U.S. and many
countries are transitioning to C-Band as existing L- and S-Band
telemetry spectrum allocations are moved to commercial and telecom
users. Testing ranges worldwide will require upgrades to support
all three telemetry bands.
''Mobile Range's test performance demonstrated the maturity and
reliability of its tri-band technologies under very realistic test
conditions," said Dr. Thomas R.
Bussing, vice president of Advanced Missile Systems at
Raytheon Missile Systems. "Raytheon is uniquely suited to provide
tri-band telemetry services, upgrades and equipment, and our
experienced Mobile Range team again showed it is ready to support
the challenging and evolving testing needs."
About Mobile Range:
- Deployable worldwide on land, at sea or in the air with minimal
support staff or infrastructure
- Enables cost-saving upgrades to existing test ranges
- Creates or augments telemetry, optical, weather and radar
assets for research, development, test & evaluation
activities
- Can be set up in as little as four hours, and can also be
operated or supported remotely via a network connection
- Customizable from a singular test instrument to a complete,
integrated test range solution
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2013 sales of $24 billion and 63,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a
history of innovation spanning 92 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration
and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cyber security and a broad range of mission support
services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit
us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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