Raytheon Unit Wins New Air Force Deal
Defense contractor Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems division, which has operations in Marlborough, has won a $134.4 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to develop a terminal that transmits emergency messages to aircrews during nuclear and non-nuclear missions, the company announced.
The division will develop what is called the Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (Global ASNT), part of the nuclear command and control system that allows the president to direct and manage U.S. forces, the Waltham-based company said. The terminals will be installed at fixed sites, including wing command posts, nuclear task forces and munitions support squadrons, and forward-deployed mobile support teams.
The product is expected to be ready for use by 2017.
"Our satellite terminals offer strong connectivity and reliability in the harshest of environments," said Scott Whatmough, vice president of integrated communication systems in the Space and Airborne Systems group. "Thirty years after we built our first terminal, we're still the only company that provides protected satellite communication terminals at the highest levels."
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