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Raytheon Wins $74 Million Navy/Air Force Contract For Combat Ik-aining System

Raytheon Electronic Systems

Division (RESD) has been awarded a $73.9 million contract with op- tions up to $221 million for the En- gineering and Manufacturing De- velopment (EMD) of the Joint Tacti- cal Combat Training System (JTCTS)

The JTCTS program is a joint

U.S. Navy and Air Force effort to develop and procure tactical train- ing range systems configured for mobile, fixed, and transportable applications for both shore-based and deployed tactical training.

JTCTS will provide proficiency training, tactics development, and readiness assessment for Navy fleet and Air Force operational units.

The system supports aircraft, ships, and submarines — either separately or in combination — ex- ecuting planned tactical scenarios in a dynamic operational environ- ment while aircraft and ships are deployed as they would be under actual battle conditions. RESD's

Portsmouth Facility in Rhode Is- land will be the JTCTS system inte- grator with overall design responsi- bility.

Other Raytheon defense facili- ties in Massachusetts and Califor- nia will also support the program.

Raytheon's team members — Ap- plied Data Technology Inc. (ADTI) will provide Fixed-Air Combat

Range interface design support and

DynCorp will provide Fleet Train- ing Range installation and Test and

Evaluation support services.

The initial contract will require the development of two Engineer- ing Development Models (EDMs): one for the mobile and another for the fixed and transportable applica- tions. The mobile application will provide full Battle Force training across all warfare areas for air, ship, and submarine crews. It will be comprised of a core unit, participant instrumentation packages (PIPs) for the air/surface/subsurface plat- forms, and display/debriefing units.

System features include the Global

Positioning System (GPS) tracking; a separate training data link to con- nect up to 130 participants within a 400 nautical mile radius; a distrib- uted software architecture for onboard processing as the scenario is played out; weapons and combat systems monitoring; and simulation fb&turG s

The JTCTS fixed application is similar to the mobile application except that it will be permanently installed at shore-based ranges such as Fallon, Nev.; Nellis Air Force

Base, Nev.; Yuma, Ariz., Goldwater,

Ariz.; Yukon, Alaska; Beaufort, S.C., and the emerging Littoral Warfare

Training Complex (LWTC) centered at Cherry Point, N.C.

The transportable application can be packed up for transportation to various worldwide ranges as re- quired. The contract has options valued at approximately $150 mil- lion for eight additional EMD sys- tems for mobile, fixed, and trans- portable applications. The option also includes procurement of air- craft pods and internal units with

April, 1995 23 required interface kits for aircraft and ships. In addition to these op- tions, there is a potential for 22 additional systems worth approxi- mately $250 million.

John Dale, JTCTS program manager, said, "The men and women at the Portsmouth facility are ex- cited about winning this contract which helps us to maintain solid engineering and production jobs here. As the next-generation real- istic combat training system —

JTCTS allows us to further develop our technology to enhance realistic combat training for our smaller de- fense force. We are proud to be a part of this effort for the 21st Cen- tury."

Raytheon has extensive experi- ence in trainer and combat systems;

ADTI is an experienced developer of air combat ranges; and DynCorp is experienced in Air Test and Evalua- tion Range support. Raytheon, head- quartered in Lexington, Mass., is a $10 billion international, high tech- nology company.

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