SAN DIEGO, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command
have deployed advanced mission control for the MQ-8 Fire Scout, an
unmanned helicopter, aboard the Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado,
which is now underway. Navy control hardware and Raytheon control
software were combined for robust, flexible command and control of
Fire Scout missions in littoral waters.
The USS Coronado is one of the Navy's newest Littoral Combat
Ships, designed to operate close to shorelines. Coronado's
deployment of Fire Scout extends the fleet's situational
awareness.
"Raytheon's UAV ground controls help support Navy missions
without putting sailors' lives at risk," said Todd Probert, vice president of Mission Support
and Modernization at Raytheon IIS. "Our innovative technology is
helping the U.S. military evolve standards of performance and
reliability as they accomplish their critical missions more
efficiently and effectively."
Navy hardware and Raytheon's software are built with an open
architecture, maximizing flexibility to add new technology as
needed. Under a related effort, the Navy's Common Control System,
or NCCS, will be able to control any air, ground, surface and
subsurface vehicles as they deploy with the fleet. Built on the
flexible foundation of Fire Scout MCS, that capability will reduce
Navy-wide implementation costs and training requirements for
unmanned systems.
"Our new Fire Scout MCS enables Fire Scout to bring more mission
to more areas," said Captain Jeff
Dodge, U.S. Navy, Fire Scout program manager. "Fire Scout is
a proven capability in dynamic littoral environments, and now
provides the potential for multiple platforms to be controlled from
a single MCS aboard the ship."
USS Coronado is the first Littoral Combat Ship to use this
upgraded Fire Scout MCS operationally, after logging 600+ hours of
testing.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2015
sales of $23 billion and 61,000
employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a
history of innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration, C5I™ products and services, sensing,
effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80
countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. Visit us at www.raytheon.com
and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
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Raytheon
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571-250-1517
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