WALTHAM,
Mass., March 5, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been named a
2015 Laureate Award winner by Aviation Week for innovation in
introducing gallium nitride (GaN)-based technology to military
radar systems. Advancing the capability of radars and other types
of sensors, GaN radio frequency (RF) amplifiers are more than five
times more powerful than semiconductors presently used. For
military systems, GaN delivers higher performance as well as
significant cost benefit.
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' Advanced Technology
Programs team has a fifteen-year history of GaN innovation that has
shaped today's radar discrimination technology. Partnerships with
organizations such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) have advanced the
development, production and integration of amplifiers based on GaN
technology.
GaN produced in Raytheon's DoD trusted foundry, located in
Andover, MA, has been recognized
by DoD for achieving a Manufacturing Readiness Level production
capability of "8," the highest level obtained by any organization
in the defense industry for this technology. The foundry provides a
center of excellence for ongoing programs that require design and
fabrication of military RF amplifiers and modules.
"We are honored to be recognized for our ground breaking
advancements in GaN technology and for demonstrating how GaN can
benefit defense systems across all domains," said Mark E. Russell, vice president of Engineering,
Technology and Mission Assurance for Raytheon. "Raytheon is the
leading GaN innovator and will continue to explore opportunities to
leverage GaN's capabilities to drive performance and affordability
for our customers."
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a
technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security
and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 93 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,
at www.raytheon.com and
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Raytheon Company
Integrated Defense Systems
Tewksbury, Mass.
Media Contact
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