FORT WAYNE,
Ind., Sep. 4, 2019
/PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will develop and qualify a
high-frequency radio under a $36
million Project Agreement through an Other Transaction
Agreement with Consortium Management Group. The OTA is on behalf of
Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace,
in support of requirements from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle
Management Center.
The new radio will provide beyond line-of-sight, long
distance communications for aircrews.
"High-frequency radios provide the military with secure
communications in an increasingly complex and congested threat
environment," said Barbara
Borgonovi, vice president of Integrated Communication
Systems. "Raytheon's partnership with FlexRadio combines commercial
innovation with advanced military hardening techniques to rapidly
deliver a next-generation operational capability that supports
strategic and tactical missions."
The Raytheon-FlexRadio team is one of two recipients for
this development program. After the 31-month period of performance,
one team will be named to move on to production.
"Worldwide high-frequency communications is what our
commercial customers do every day using virtually every mode of
operation and type of propagation," said Gerald Youngblood, CEO of FlexRadio. "Our
partnership brings together the vast resources and
experience of Raytheon in airborne tactical communications systems
with FlexRadio's commercial off-the-shelf high-frequency Software
Defined Radios to deliver a modular, extensible, and flexible
communications platform for the warfighter."
About CMG
The mission of
Consortium Management Group, Inc. on behalf of Consortium for
Command, Control, and Communications in Cyberspace (C5) is to speed
development of technologies to improve U.S. Government capabilities
required to sustain U.S. military supremacy in weapon systems
information technologies.
For more information on CMG and its uniquely rapid,
cost-effective and collaborative acquisition vehicle for companies,
nonprofits and academic organizations seeking to do business with
the Federal Government, contact Mary
Reinecke at mary@cmgcorp.org, 202-466-4211
About FlexRadio
FlexRadio
Systems is a leader in technologically advanced software defined
radio systems for the consumer, commercial and government
markets. Founded in 2003, FlexRadio has customers in
more than 30 countries with a wide range of products spanning
consumer HF radio systems, government geolocation sensors and
signals intelligence platforms. FlexRadio Systems is
headquartered in Austin,
Texas. For more information, please
visit www.flexradio.com.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company,
with 2018 sales of $27 billion and
67,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader
specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 97 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, Massachusetts. Follow us on
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Media Contact
B.J.
Boling
+1.972.952.4761
saspr@raytheon.com
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