AP, Defense contractor Raytheon Co.'s Network Centric Systems on Monday said it is developing three ground sensors for future combat systems vehicles under Army contracts worth $222.9 million.
The contracts include $75.3 million, four-year program to develop a medium range electro-optical infrared sensor, designed for reconnaissance and surveillance functions to help soldiers identify targets day or night, in all weather.
The company also will develop a combat identification sensor under a $29.6 million three-year program. The device will use millimeter wave and laser/radio frequency technologies to help determine the “friend or foe” status of other vehicles and soldiers on the battlefield.
Lastly, a four-year, $118 million program will develop a multifunction radio-frequency sensor which uses radar to alert a vehicle's on-board protection systems that the vehicle is under attack.
Raytheon shares rose 31 cents, or nearly 1 percent, to $34.32 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
