Raytheon will become a subcontractor on the $766-million JTRS Airborne, Maritime and Fixed (AMF) contract that was awarded to Lockheed Martin in March 2008. JTRS (Joint Tactical Radio System) is the next generation of radios for the U.S. military.

The AMF domain will provide network and interoperable communications for more than 160 platform types, including fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, submarines and surface ships, and fixed stations worldwide.

Raytheon will co-lead the design, development and manufacture of the joint airborne radio of the JTRS AMF communications simulation efforts, and the company will design, develop and manufacture ancillary products for the system, including power supplies and filters.

Raytheon will also lead the Army aviation platform portion of the contract with responsibility for overall integration of the communications systems on all Army aviation platforms.

Raytheon also has a role in other JTRS domains including the handheld-manpack domain and the ground mobile radio domain.

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