Nowhere Left to Hide - Leading Edge Technology Ready to Secure Canada's Exclusive Economic Zone

Enabling application of appropriate and efficient deployment

OTTAWA, May 27, 2015 /CNW/ - Raytheon Canada Limited (RCL), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has successfully developed a High Frequency Surface Wave Radar (HFWSR) system to provide maritime surveillance out to 200 nautical miles.  This system was developed under a contract that was competitively awarded to RCL as part of the Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Technology Demonstration Project entitled Persistent Active Surveillance of the Exclusive Economic Zone (PASE).

This next- generation High Frequency Surface Wave Radar (HFWSR) system has completed exhaustive technical evaluations and system acceptance testing. Next-gen HFSWR has the ability to provide persistent tracking of a full range of oceangoing vessels throughout the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), while providing pro-active intelligent spectrum management to eliminate the potential of interfering with other users of the HF Spectrum. These positive results have been presented to the Canadian Armed Forces and other federal agencies in Ottawa.

The HFSWR system is the culmination of more than 25 years of work by teams at RCL and DRDC as well as suppliers, including Northern Radar and academia. Building on the success of previous versions, the system provides the capability to deliver on the high demands required for protecting sovereignty and preventing unwelcome exploitation of natural resources within Canada's EEZ. It also enables the effective management of developments within the EEZ that has placed new demands on the organizations of the Government of Canada, traditionally tasked with coastal surveillance and enforcement.

"RCL is proud of the opportunity to work with DRDC to develop this new technology and capability," said Brian Smith, Vice President and General Manager, RCL. "We look forward to continuing our partnership and its adoption by Canada."

About Raytheon Canada

Raytheon Canada Limited (RCL) is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. RCL is a leader in high technology solutions, engineering services, surveillance and navigation systems including air traffic control radars, highway traffic management systems, maritime surveillance radars and systems, and precision optics.

About Raytheon

Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 93 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 cyber security and a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com  and follow us on Twitter @raytheon.

SOURCE Raytheon Canada Limited

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