Aero-News learned this week Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has received two awards totaling $27.7 million from the US Navy to provide services and systems for the V-22 Osprey aircraft. The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, MD is the contracting activity.

The first contract allows RTSC's Indianapolis facility to continue providing systems and software engineering services for the V-22. Aircraft avionics acquisition support services are also included.

The second award provides for continued development of the V-22 mission planning system, interactive situational-awareness system, desktop environment software, simulation products, and laboratory capability packages. All work will be performed in the Indianapolis facility, which has provided avionics systems and software for the V-22 for more than 20 years.

"These awards demonstrate the level of customer satisfaction with the support RTSC has provided the V-22 over the course of the aircraft's history," said John Balaguer, RTSC vice president and general manager of the company's Indianapolis-based business unit. "We have worked closely with the customer since the inception of the V-22 program to provide solutions and support that ensure the aircraft's mission success. Consistently proven products and services and knowledgeable program personnel who repeatedly demonstrate their quick-reaction capability have given the customer the confidence to continually increase our role on the program."

RTSC provides technical, scientific and professional services for defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. It specializes in Mission Support, counter-proliferation and counter-terrorism, base and range operations and customized engineering services.

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