WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department reports that Raytheon is receiving a $64.4 million contract modification for a sensor netting capability for anti-air warfare.
The capability program is called Cooperative Engagement Capabilities. The Department of Defense said it will improve battle force anti-air warfare capability by extracting and distributing sensor-derived information.
He capability will CEC improve "battle force effectiveness by improving overall situational awareness and by enabling longer range, cooperative, multiple or layered engagement strategies," it said.
The award requires Raytheon Network Centric Systems of Florida to provide design agent and engineering support services for the program.
Work will be performed in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Largo, Fla. It is expected to be completed by September 2012.
The Defense Department said the modification combines system purchases for the U.S. Navy (50 percent), and Australia's military (4 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program.
Raytheon will receive the contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington.
