Raytheon's Air Traffic Control System Accepted in Kunming, China

Business Wire, Feb 3, 2000

Business/Technology Editors

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2000

Raytheon Systems Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTNA, RTNB), has received a certificate of acceptance from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) following approval of Raytheon's air traffic control (ATC) radar system at Kunming International Airport. Kunming is a major city in southwest China and is the first center in the region to have a modernized ATC system installed.

Raytheon Systems Canada Ltd. is the turn-key prime contractor and supplier for the Kunming ATC system, which provides approach and area control services at the airport. The system consists of a solid-state, digital primary surveillance radar, the ASR-10SS, and an Autotrac Air Traffic Management (ATM) system. It is integrated with an existing secondary radar. The system also includes associated microwave communication links, data recorders and power systems.

Lionel Leveille, president and general manager of Raytheon Systems Canada Ltd., said, &uot;We are very pleased to have achieved customer satisfaction in China. We now have 10 modern solid-state radars installed and operating in China alone and about 60 around the world. No other radar manufacturer can match our record.&uot;

Raytheon's ASR-10SS is the most popular choice of aviation authorities around the world for a solid-state, digital 60-nautical mile primary radar with superior target and weather detection capability for approach control. Raytheon's Autotrac ATM system, with such functionality as advanced flight data processing, multi-radar processing, conflict alert and modern display technology, will allow China to accommodate its future requirements well into the twenty-first century.

Leveille added, &uot;The Raytheon systems operating at Kunming are very similar to the radars and automation systems selected by the Federal Aviation Administration under its Digital Airport Radar System and Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System programs, which are valued at about $1.6 billion. Recently, the British National Air Traffic Services selected Raytheon's ASR-10SS for London's Heathrow Airport approach control services. The demand for modern ATC systems is strong not only in China but the world over, and Raytheon is well positioned to win major opportunities.&uot;

Raytheon Company, based in Lexington, Mass., is a global technology leader that provides products and services in the areas of commercial and defense electronics, engineering and construction, and business and special mission aircraft. Raytheon has operations in Canada and throughout the United States and serves customers in more than 80 countries around the world.