CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Aerospace
Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), will
continue its mission to deliver global field service, sustainment
and on-site expertise in support to Raytheon Corporation for their
recent award to operate the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) Distributed
Common Ground System (DCGS). UTC Aerospace Systems'
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Space
Systems business unit will provide the necessary expertise in
electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) multi-spectral imaging (MSI)
exploitation and training.
DCGS is the USAF's primary ISR collection system, command and
situational awareness tool. It enables military analysts and
operations experts access to vast sets of data acquired from manned
and unmanned ISR aerial platforms which employ UTC Aerospace
Systems intelligence collecting sensors like the MS-177 and the
SYERS. DCGS also provides continuous on-demand intelligence
sharing across many spectral domains so that U.S. and coalition
military forces can rapidly anticipate and change the course of
events in the battlespace.
"Our decades of expertise in providing airborne EO/IR
multi-spectral imaging products and solutions enables us to meet
our customers' requirements, which includes ensuring vital mission
support expertise is on the ground and available for the war
fighter," said Kevin Raftery, vice
president of ISR Systems for UTC Aerospace Systems.
UTC Aerospace Systems has been supporting the USAF's DCGS
operations, flight line sensor maintenance and operator training
for more than 25 years. The company will continue this essential
function by providing subject matter experts in MSI sensors,
analytics, intelligence analysis, equipment operation and mission
support at the service's DCGS facilities around the world.
UTC Aerospace Systems designs, manufactures and services
integrated systems and components for the aerospace and defense
industries. UTC Aerospace Systems supports a global customer base
with significant worldwide manufacturing and customer service
facilities.
United Technologies Corp., based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides
high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace
industries. To learn more about UTC, visit the website at
www.utc.com or follow the company on Twitter: @UTC.
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