TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On
Friday, January 12, Raytheon
(NYSE:RTN) was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
contract with a stated maximum value of $641,758,000. Under this contract, the contractor
will perform ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) test related
activities for multiple radar platforms that includes planning,
executing, and analyzing sensor performance in BMDS flight tests
and ground tests for each test event defined in the BMDS integrated
master test plan.
The radar test contract effort also includes sensors modeling
and simulation activities to include Open Systems Architecture
Sensor Model (OSM) and Open Systems Architecture Signal Injector
(OSI) development and maintenance, integration of OSI with
hardware-in-the-loop radar representation, integration of OSI and
OSM with the simulation framework, verification and validation
support, and stakeholder/event support.
This award is the result of a competitively awarded acquisition
in which two offers were received. Fiscal 2017 and 2018 research,
development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of
$3,451,000 are being obligated at
time of award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting
activity (HQ0147-18-D-0003).
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2016 sales of $24
billion and 63,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 95 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration,
C5ITM products and services, sensing, effects, and
mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon
is headquartered in Waltham,
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