TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded $75 million to complete remaining hardware and electronics for DDG 1000 and 1001, the first two ships of the Zumwalt-class of multimission destroyers. The award reflects exercised options under a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract.

Raytheon's progress on the program continues, remaining on-cost and schedule, meeting all program milestones and shipyard need dates. Under this contract, Raytheon will complete outstanding hardware and electronics production and assembly for the first two ships of the class, including electronics for the multi-function towed array for the sonar suite; canister electronics and uptake kits for the MK 57 Vertical Launching System; and the advanced procurement of Electronic Modular Enclosure shelters for the third ship, DDG 1002.

"The collaboration of this government-industry team has been outstanding, a high-performing team of experts working together to bring the Navy's vision to reality," said Raytheon's Kevin Peppe, vice president of Integrated Defense Systems' Seapower Capability Systems business area. "As systems and deliveries complete, and integration and testing continue, we are advancing closer to demonstrating the capabilities of the most technologically advanced surface combatant in naval history."

As the prime mission systems integrator for DDG 1000, Raytheon provides all electronic and combat systems for the program.

To date, the company has:


    --  Delivered more than 3,500 hardware items, completing mission systems
        equipment production for DDG 1000. Production is more than 95 percent
        complete for DDG 1001.
    --  Delivered 35 fully populated, integrated and tested Electronic Modular
        Enclosures, completing the first two ship sets as well as an additional
        3 EMEs for the Self-Defense Test Ship.
    --  Completed more than 6.7 million lines of code for the Total Ship
        Computing Environment, the integrated mission system for the ship class,
        achieving all testing and readiness milestones on schedule. Currently 96
        percent complete, TSCE software is approaching next level certification,
        Technology Readiness Level 7.
    --  Completed advanced ship activation pilot for DDG 1000, demonstrating
        control of pumps and valves; first use of shipboard software connecting
        distributed control workstation, TSCE infrastructure network and
        engineering control system.
    --  Tested 5,000 hull, mechanical and engineering (HM&E) signals to
        engineering control system and validated 12,000 additional hardware
        signals, at the Land-based Test Site.
    --  Completed more than 1.3 million lines of code for SPY-3/Dual Band Radar
        for DDG 1000, DDG 1001, CVN 78 and the Self Defense Test Ship and
        delivered complete radar suite equipment for all ship sets.
    --  Dedicated a team of experts onsite at the shipyard, supporting
        installation, integration and test in-line with construction progress to
        meet HM&E milestones and prepare for ship activation.
    --  Remained on cost and schedule throughout execution of the program - a
        testament to the design and development approaches employed, mitigating
        risks and maturing technologies through phased and incremental testing.

Additionally, the first MK 57 Vertical Launch System and the first Integrated Undersea Warfare suite, with dual-frequency, hull-mounted sonars, have been installed on DDG 1000.

DDG 1000 entered the water Oct. 28, 2013, at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. Construction will continue dockside, supported by Raytheon's Ship Integration and Test team onsite for ongoing system integration and testing.

About Raytheon

Raytheon Company, with 2012 sales of $24 billion and 68,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 91 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. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.

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