Raytheon Awarded a Contract Valued up to $15 Billion to Provide Counter-Narcoterrorism Programs and Operations Support

Raytheon has been awarded a five year IDIQ contract from The Department of Defense to provide solutions that disrupt and deter narcoterrorist and illegal drug activities around the world. Phoenix Worldwide Industries of Miami is partnered with Raytheon on this contract and specializes in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art surveillance products, including specialty security vehicles and platforms, GPS and satellite tracking devices, electronic detection and video surveillance systems. It's Phoenix IVS division provides intelligent video surveillance solutions on new or existing video surveillance systems allowing proactive, real-time alerts to security breaches without human intervention.

We are very excited to be part of this program and team with Raytheon and are committed to supplying and delivering superior equipment and solutions to assist and protect the warfighter and combat the war on Narcotic and terrorism thought-out the globe

Reston, Va. (PRWEB) October 15, 2007 -- Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC) LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company has received a contract with a ceiling value of $15 Billion across all Task Orders to provide equipment, material and services in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office (CNTPO). The five-year, indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract begins August 24, 2007 and ends August 23, 2012.

Under the terms of the contract, RTSC may provide support to CNTPO in three areas: technology development and application; training, operations and logistics support; and professional and executive support. CNTPO is located at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va.

RTSC, prime contractor for the contract, teamed with Phoenix Worldwide Industries, Inc. and others. The team will offer CNTPO a comprehensive capability to produce innovative solutions, provide responsive support and experienced management committed to the CNTPO mission worldwide.
"CNTPO is actively engaged in providing technology and services to meet the immediate and emerging needs of the Combatant Commanders and others involved in interagency and multinational operations to disrupt, deter and deny narcoterrorist and illegal drug activities," said Tom Arnsmeyer, vice president of the Homeland Security Solutions product line. "Raytheon, Phoenix Worldwide Industries, Inc. and other team members are committed to providing the right solutions to CNTPO in this critical mission of supporting the DoD, other government agencies, and partner nations."

Phoenix Worldwide provides technology solutions which can be used within a variety of different situations allowing a best in practice standards for defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. It specializes in Mission Support and Information Dissemination Platforms, counter-proliferation and counter-terrorism, homeland security solutions and products including, Intelligent Video Solutions and Sensors utilizing ObjectVideo's™ OnBoard DSP™ base and range operations and customized engineering and manufacturing. Pricing, availability and easily modifiable software and hardware makes Phoenix's product-line unique. Phoenix Worldwide will continue to develop, design manufacture equipment that can be applied throughout the world in every condition and environment. "We are very excited to be part of this program and team with Raytheon and are committed to supplying and delivering superior equipment and solutions to assist and protect the warfighter and combat the war on Narcotic and terrorism thought-out the globe" said Allen Barrow Director of Business Development at Phoenix.

Phoenix Worldwide Industries, Inc. is a Small Business Minority owned, Disabled Veteran and HubZone Company. Phoenix Worldwide Industries is a leader in developing surveillance technologies for government and law enforcement agencies. Phoenix IVS is a division of Phoenix Worldwide Industries and cost-effectively upgrades any existing analog video surveillance system into a high-performance, digital IP network, fully integrated with the world's leading intelligent video software that provides actionable intelligence. Through an architectural design of Phoenix IVS software and distributed video processing modules, Phoenix IVS uniquely enables deployment of intelligent video capabilities on existing video surveillance assets - automatically detecting threats and broadcasting real-time alerts and video without human intervention.

For more information contact:
Loye Matika                                                            
Office: 305.238.0477 X226                                                            

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2006 sales of $20.3 billion, is a technology leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning more than 85 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 73,000 people worldwide.

For more information contact:
Robert Koch                                                            
Office: 703.295.2535                                                            

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