DTN News: Raytheon Completes Acquisition Of BBN Technologies
*Source: DTN News / Raytheon
(NSI News Source Info) WALTHAM, MA - October 31, 2009: Raytheon has completed its acquisition of BBN Technologies, a world leader in research and development and provider of critical solutions for national defense and security missions. The purchase price is approximately $350 million, subject to post-closing adjustments.
*Boomerang has been successfully tested in a U.S. military MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) training facility.
“BBN has tremendous technological capabilities, and we see immediate opportunities for applying its technologies to enhance our products,” said Colin Schottlaender, president, Raytheon Network Centric Systems. “The depth of scientific and engineering talent inside BBN is very impressive, and we look forward to better serving our customers through the strengths of our combined organizations.” BBN will become part of Network Centric Systems and operate as Raytheon BBN Technologies.*
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Boomerang shooter detection system pinpoints incoming small arms fire from the shooter. Boomerang is available to U.S. military, law-enforcement agencies, municipalities, and to other approved U.S. domestic and foreign entities. Government contractors can incorporate Boomerang into their systems or platforms.
Combat Proven and Award Winning
Boomerang is currently employed by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. And in 2005 Boomerang won both the DARPA "Significant Technical Achievement Award" and an MITX award.
Quiet, Passive Operation
Boomerang uses passive acoustic detection and computer-based signal processing to locate the shooter. When mounted on a vehicle, the system operates when the vehicle is stationary or moving. Boomerang uses a single mast-mounted, compact array of microphones to detect incoming fire.
Best Performance and Best Value
Boomerang performs best and costs less than competitors. And Boomerang is the only shooter detector shown to operate successfully in urban terrain (MOUT*) on moving vehicles.
Effective Even at Maximum Ranges
Boomerang detects incoming supersonic small arms fire for bullet trajectories passing the mast, and for shooters firing at maximum effective weapons' ranges. It detects and reports incoming fire and the relative shooter position (including elevation) quickly.
Auditory and Visual Indicators
Boomerang indicates the azimuth of incoming small-arms fire by actuating a light to show the clock direction, and Boomerang announces that direction using a recorded voice. Boomerang indicates the range and elevation on an LED screen display. The lighted displays can be dimmed.
Detailed and additional Information will be made available to vendors.
BBN’s diverse portfolio encompasses a range of technologies including advanced networking, speech and language technologies, information technologies, sensor systems and cybersecurity.
Robert G. (Tad) Elmer, BBN president and CEO, said, “Becoming part of Raytheon is good for our business, our customers and our employees. Together we will be able to transition very advanced technologies quickly into larger programs, creating both the most advanced systems possible for customers and rich opportunities for our scientists and engineers.”
Boomerang shooter detection system pinpoints incoming small arms fire from the shooter. Boomerang is available to U.S. military, law-enforcement agencies, municipalities, and to other approved U.S. domestic and foreign entities. Government contractors can incorporate Boomerang into their systems or platforms.
Combat Proven and Award Winning
Boomerang is currently employed by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. And in 2005 Boomerang won both the DARPA "Significant Technical Achievement Award" and an MITX award.
Quiet, Passive Operation
Boomerang uses passive acoustic detection and computer-based signal processing to locate the shooter. When mounted on a vehicle, the system operates when the vehicle is stationary or moving. Boomerang uses a single mast-mounted, compact array of microphones to detect incoming fire.
Best Performance and Best Value
Boomerang performs best and costs less than competitors. And Boomerang is the only shooter detector shown to operate successfully in urban terrain (MOUT*) on moving vehicles.
Effective Even at Maximum Ranges
Boomerang detects incoming supersonic small arms fire for bullet trajectories passing the mast, and for shooters firing at maximum effective weapons' ranges. It detects and reports incoming fire and the relative shooter position (including elevation) quickly.
Auditory and Visual Indicators
Boomerang indicates the azimuth of incoming small-arms fire by actuating a light to show the clock direction, and Boomerang announces that direction using a recorded voice. Boomerang indicates the range and elevation on an LED screen display. The lighted displays can be dimmed.
Detailed and additional Information will be made available to vendors.
BBN’s diverse portfolio encompasses a range of technologies including advanced networking, speech and language technologies, information technologies, sensor systems and cybersecurity.
Robert G. (Tad) Elmer, BBN president and CEO, said, “Becoming part of Raytheon is good for our business, our customers and our employees. Together we will be able to transition very advanced technologies quickly into larger programs, creating both the most advanced systems possible for customers and rich opportunities for our scientists and engineers.”
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