Raytheon Wins $85.3 Million Projectile Contract
TMCnet
TMC Launches New Sites: Cable |  4G Wireless Evolution  |  Satellite  |  Green Tech  | IT | IVR |  ITEXPO East begins in:   REGISTER NOW!
  INDUSTRIES
  PUBLICATIONS
  FREE RESOURCES
  INTERNATIONAL
  EVENTS
  ABOUT TMC
  COMMUNITIES
TMCnet CHANNELS
3G, VoIP & IPTV Performance Management
All-in-one IPPBX
Appliance Deployment
ATCA
Auto Dialer
Bandwidth Management
BPA (3rd Party Remote Call Monitoring)
Broadband Telephony
Business VoIP
Call Center
Call Center Certification
Call Center Cubicles
Call Center Furniture
Call Center Hiring
Call Center On Demand
Call Center Scheduling
Call Center Software
Call Center Solutions
Call Center Training
Call Monitoring
Carrier Ethernet
Conference Call
Conference Phones
Conferencing
Contact Center Software
CRM Software
CRM Solutions
Cubicles
Device Provisioning
Dialer
DID/DDI
Email Server
Ethernet Extender
Fax
Fax Over IP
Free Conference
HD Conference
HD Video Conferencing
Headsets
Hosted Call Center
Hosted Contact Center
Hosted PBX
IP Phone System
IVR
Managed Services
Mobile Management
Mobile Unified Communications
Mobile Video
NAT Traversal
Open Source CRM
PC to Phone
Performance Management
Phone Systems
Predictive Dialer
Pre-employment Screening
Selecting VoIP Solutions
SIP
SIP / IP Fax
SIP Trunking
Softswitch
Speech Recognition and Text to Speech
Telecom Cost Management
Telecom Expense Management
Telemarketing Software
Triple Play
Unified Communications
Virtual Call Center
Virtual Numbers
Virtual PBX
Voice Broadcast
Voice and Video IP Communication
Voice Peering
Voicemail Replacement
VoIP Contact Center
VoIP Developer
VoIP Monitoring
VoIP Robustness Testing
VoIP Test Solutions
Web Conferencing
Webcasting Services
Webinar
Wholesale VoIP
Wireless Expense Management
Wireless Management
Workforce Management
Workforce Management Software
Workforce Optimization
E-mail this page to a friend Order reprints online Print this page Bookmark this page Free magazines Free newsletters RSS-XML alerts
TMCnews
[September 05, 2008]

Raytheon Wins $85.3 Million Projectile Contract

(InvesTrend Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
September 5, 2008 (FinancialWire) -- The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon
Co. (NYSE: RTN) (Current Market Cap: US$24.99 Bil.) an $85.3 million
contract to produce tactical Excalibur projectiles for the U.S. Army,
U.S. Marine Corps and the Australian Defence Forces.
Excalibur, a cooperative effort between Raytheon Missile Systems and
BAE Systems Bofors of Sweden, is an artillery projectile designed for
current and future 155 millimeter howitzers.
The Excalibur is designed to have a 24.8 mile range that offers better
than 32.8 foot accuracy, according to Raytheon.
Waltham, Massachusetts-based Raytheon posted 2007 sales of $21.3
billion. The company specializes in defense, homeland security and
other government markets throughout the world. Raytheon employs 72,000
people worldwide.
FinancialWire is a fully independent, proprietary news wire service of
Investrend Information (a division of Investrend Communications, Inc.).
FinancialWire news is written by professional journalists, dedicated


to pure journalistic standards. FinancialWire does not receive or
accept any compensation from any individual or subject company (or
representative thereof) for its news or opinions. All FinancialWire
news is available at http://www.financialwire.net . Please address any
inquiries to feedback@financialwire.net .
Free annual reports for companies mentioned in the news are available
at http://investrend.ar.wilink.com/?level=279 .

(Distributed for Investrend Communications, Inc. via M2 Communications
Ltd (www.m2.com))



Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd.

[ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]
Discussions:
Be the first to post a comment on this page!
 
By  
TMCnet
+ Add to the Discussion
Receive more news in your Email
Featured White Papers
Featured White Paper RSS feed
Customer Process Management: Developing best practices and metrics for a customer-centric operation
Understanding the Total Cost of Ownership of IP Telephony Solutions
Upgrading from a RADIUS Billing Server to a Native SIP based IVR and Real-time Billing Solution
view all white papers…
Top Stories
Today's TMCnet Top Stories and News Articles
Alltel Wireless Teams with mFoundry to Develop New Mobile Banking …
Is Voice the Broadband Killer App?
Veramark Lands TEM Services Contract from AAA Arizona
CNG-Online Document Management Solution Now Available
Radware Offers Tips to Ensure Network Continuity for Cyber Monday
more of today's top stories...
Related VoIP News
Latest IP Communitions and VoIP News
Safaricom Picks ADC's InterReach Fusion for Wireless Coverage
Mobile VoIP A Slam Dunk?
VoIP for iPod Touch
Fewer Telco Lines in Service? Think Again.
With Revelations of Debt, Buyout of BCE Appears Unlikely

Today @ TMC
Upcoming Events
19th INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East
 February 2-4, 2009 — Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
Digium Asterisk World Conference
 February 2-4, 2009 — Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
4G Wireless Evolution Conference
 February 2-4, 2009 — Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
6th Annual Communications Developer Conference
 February 2-4, 2009 — Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
20th INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West
 October 27-29, 2009 — Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
view more…
Subscribe FREE to all of TMC's monthly magazines. Click here now.