Raytheon has been awarded an initial contract funding of $11.7 million by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Systems Command, Huntsville, Ala., for contractor logistics support for the improved target acquisition system, or ITAS. The 10-year fixed-price contract is valued at more than $300 million and continues contractor logistics support for the U.S. Army. It also marks the start of support for the U.S. Marine Corps.

ITAS is the advanced electro-optic target acquisition fire control system. It guides the tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (TOW) weapon systems to their targets with precision. The targeting system significantly increases TOW's effective range, improves the weapon's ability to hit a target with minimal collateral damage and enables a soldier to engage and destroy targets from safe distances. ITAS's second-generation, forward-looking infrared sensor provides long-range reconnaissance and surveillance capability in all weather and battlefield conditions.

The contract requires Raytheon's Network Centric Systems business to provide worldwide logistics support to U.S. Army and Marine Corps TOW weapon system operations training centers and combat operations. The contract includes performance-based, financial incentives that require Raytheon to maintain system operational readiness rates at or above 90%.

The ITAS contractor logistics support program is managed out of Raytheon's McKinney, Texas, facility with field-service representatives provided at customer-specified locations around the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan.

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