US Army Awards Production Contract for Improved Target Acquisition Systems

MCKINNEY, Texas, May 5, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:

RTN) will extend production and delivery of Improved Target Acquisition

Systems under a $203.3 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and

Missile Command, Huntsville, Ala. The order continues Army procurement of

the systems.

ITAS is the advanced electro-optic target acquisition fire control

system. It guides Raytheon- manufactured TOW (Tube-Launched, Optically

Tracked, Wire-Guided) missile systems to their targets with pinpoint

precision. The targeting system significantly increases TOW's effective

range, improves the weapon's ability to hit a target with minimal

collateral damage and allows a soldier to engage and destroy targets from

safe distances. ITAS' 2nd generation forward-looking infrared sensor

provides long-range reconnaissance and surveillance capability in all

weather and battlefield conditions.

ITAS is fielded in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring

Freedom, where it has demonstrated its value in all phases of the conflict

and subsequent peace-keeping efforts.

Source: Raytheon Awarded $203.3 Million for Production of Precision Guidance Systems

Resources

ITAS - Improved Target Acquisition System
TOW - Tube launched, Optically tracked, Wire guided

Components : M41 ITAS

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