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Raytheon to Enhance Air Traffic Management Systems in India
HYDERABAD, Mar. 1/PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract by the Airports
Authority of India to automate air traffic control services at the Chennai
International Airport.
Raytheon will install AutoTrac III, its next-generation air traffic
management system, to help reduce delays in aircraft arrival and departure.
The new system will also have real-time meteorological information to assist
air traffic controllers in adjusting to changing weather conditions.
In addition to the Chennai International Airport, Raytheon is upgrading
air traffic management systems at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International
Airport in Mumbai and at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New
Delhi.
"For more than 60 years, Raytheon has been at the forefront of designing
and delivering the world's most innovative and reliable civilian and military
air traffic management systems," said Andy Zogg, Raytheon Network Centric
Systems vice president of Command and Control Systems. "This award continues
our long-standing relationship with AAI and its commitment to make Indian air
space as safe as possible."
AutoTrac III features a new generation of flight and surveillance data
processing systems to ensure air traffic safety. The system's modern, open
architecture design and high performance is fully adaptable and scaleable to
fit any air traffic management environment from simple tower automation to a
fully integrated multi-center system.
Raytheon Company, with 2009 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other
government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation
spanning 88 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 75,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Ginny McAdams
+1-703-284-4412
SOURCE: Raytheon Company
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