Raytheon Solipsys C2 Software Deployed in Iraq

TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 31, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Two software products
developed by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) subsidiary Raytheon Solipsys are key
components of a recently fielded system managing airspace in Iraq.
The Battlespace Command and Control Center (BC3) employed by the U.S.
Central Command for airspace management in Iraq uses the Raytheon Solipsys
advanced track fusion engine, Multi-Source Correlator Tracker (MSCT), and
tactical visualization powered by the Tactical Display Framework (TDF). Since
its deployment to Iraq, BC3 successfully completed operational testing and was
fielded in February 2008 in response to an urgent capabilities need for an
improved command and control system to manage U.S. and coalition air traffic
in Iraq.
"With MSCT and TDF serving as the foundation of BC3, the Air Force is
better able to manage airspace over Iraq by integrating multiple radars and
displaying all air traffic," said Mark Trenor, president of Raytheon Solipsys.
"With the fielding and testing of BC3, the Air Force airspace management
controllers and mission crews have gained a much more detailed view of
aircraft flying in an active Iraqi war zone. Also, it has the capability to
integrate ground movements in the future."
BC3 was designed, built, tested and delivered in less than a year by a
team of contractors working for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense
Command Battle Lab with Global War on Terrorism funding. The system also
includes two BC3 Mobile Training Systems. These movable assets were designed
to train U.S. Air Force crews in the U.S. and Europe who will be deploying to
Iraq.
Raytheon Solipsys, a wholly owned Raytheon Company subsidiary expert in
the design and develop of command and control software, is part of Raytheon
Integrated Defense Systems. IDS is Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace
Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad
international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense
Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland Security.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology leader
specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets
throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86 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 a broad range of mission
support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000
people worldwide.

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