Satnews Daily
December 21st, 2017

The Advanced Technology Receiver Card from Raytheon Garners an SMC Contract


The Raytheon Company has been awarded a $36,705,000 firm-fixed-price, face value contract for the Raytheon Advanced Technology Receiver Card.

This is a four-channel receiver of simultaneous tracking patented direct measurement processing, ultra-tight global positioning system/inertial navigation system coupling, innovative fast satellite acquisition unique to Raytheon.

Work is expected to be completed by Dec 31, 2020.

This contract is the result of a sole-source acquisition and involves foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia.  Global Positioning Systems Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.