EL SEGUNDO, Calif.,
Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The
U.S. Army has directed Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to resume work
on an Electronic Warfare planning management software program that
for the first time will give it automated tools to help plan and
execute complex electronic warfare missions. The program restart
follows a ruling by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which denied
the protest filed by Sotera Defense Solutions Inc.
The Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT)
program puts officers in complete control of the decision-making
process as they survey the electronic battlefield. EWPMT is the
first step in managing a family of technologies that are part of
the Army's broader Integrated EW System, which will neutralize and
exploit enemy signals.
"This program will equip combat forces with essential EW mission
planning capabilities they didn't have before," said Travis Slocumb, vice president of Electronic
Warfare Systems in Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems business.
"The benefits include enhanced situational awareness, actionable
intelligence and synchronized operations."
Raytheon was selected to build EWPMT to help the Army's
electronic warfare experts defeat enemy electronic signals and
safeguard U.S. and allied signals. The software combines
intelligence and terrain data to provide a common operational
picture of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The work under the five-year
indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will be performed
at Raytheon facilities in Fort Wayne,
Ind., and Aberdeen Proving Ground,
Md.
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
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