TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) has achieved a significant milestone, marking
its 20th year of Cooperative Engagement Capability
deployment onboard U.S. Navy surface ships. CEC has enhanced
situational awareness and air and missile defense capabilities
since certification in 1996.
CEC brings together multiple sensors to provide high quality
situational awareness and integrated fire control capability,
improved battle force effectiveness and enables longer range,
cooperative, multiple, or layered engagement strategies.
"CEC is a force-multiplier for our warfighters and our allies,
sharing critical information among all assets in theatre,
increasing the battlegroup's advantage over potential threats,"
said Raytheon's Pat Speake, director
of Integrated Defense Systems' Integrated Mission Systems. "Today's
CEC benefits from advancements in commercial and specialized
technologies, as well as from the experience and expertise the
Raytheon team has gained throughout our 20 years on the
program."
Raytheon developed the original networking concepts that have
evolved into the real-time, highly adaptable, jam-resistant system
deployed today. Working closely with the government-industry team,
Raytheon has continuously added capability to CEC, extending its
functionality while reducing its size and weight. Raytheon has
begun developing the next generation Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based
CEC antenna. This high-power Common Array Block antenna increases
the system's reliability and efficiency while also reducing its
size, weight and cost.
Naval Systems Integration
CEC is a core solution within Raytheon's extensive portfolio of
comprehensive, integrated mission capabilities which enable any
naval ship to detect, control and engage any threat, whether from
the air, surface or undersea. From radars and sonars, navigation,
combat management and sensor networking, to weapon and missile
integration, Raytheon's platform- and system-agnostic systems and
integration expertise enable U.S. and coalition navies to
confidently, effectively and affordably achieve mission
success.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and
cybersecurity markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in
the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications
and intelligence systems, as well as cybersecurity and a broad
range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in
Waltham, Mass. For more about
Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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