ABERDEEN, Md., Sept. 10,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Hanwha
Systems signed a technical cooperation agreement to produce
Identification Friend or Foe Mode 5 systems for the Korean
military.
Mode 5 IFF systems allow operators to positively identify
friendly aircraft using a secure, encrypted code, reducing the
potential for fratricide and increasing situational awareness.
"Our Mode 5 IFF solutions help lift the fog of combat," said
Barbara Borgonovi, vice president of
Raytheon Integrated Communication Systems. "Cluttered airspace,
crowded battlefields and uncertain seas characterize today's
operational environment. We are providing the latest technology
that gives coalition forces the ability to distinguish between
friend and foe with absolute certainty in the midst of these
challenging conditions."
Under the agreement, Raytheon will provide its IFF technology
and industry leading expertise while Hanwha Systems will oversee
domestic production.
To reduce the risk of "friendly" fire incidents and to enhance
system security, coalition nations are moving to a new version of
IFF called Mode 5. The new technology extends the range of
Mode 4 and upgrades the signaling waveforms, making communications
faster and more secure. Mode 4 – in service since the 1960s – uses
signals similar to Morse code, while Mode 5's sophisticated
modulation techniques will change its codes every few seconds to
ensure rapid identification.
For more than 70 years, Raytheon has been a leader in
Identification Friend or Foe systems. Together with its global
partners, Raytheon has delivered, installed and maintained more
than 130,000 IFF systems on over 120 different types aircraft,
ships and land vehicles across the world
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,
C5I® products and
services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in
more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in
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