ThalesRaytheonSystems' NATO Air Command and Control System Approved for Expanded European Rollout
10 July 2009
MASSY, France and FULLERTON, Calif., (July 10, 2009).
ThalesRaytheonSystems announced today it has received the approval for replication at eight additional sites across Europe of the NATO Air Command and Control System Level of Operational Capability 1(ACCS LOC 1) program.
“This is a major step toward full deployment of a truly integrated, common air operations management system to support all military air operations across NATO members,” said Jack Harrington, chief executive officer of ThalesRaytheonSystems. “We look forward to working with the NATO members to expand the ACCS LOC 1 capability successfully and to the new opportunities arising from our work on this groundbreaking program.”
Currently deployed at five sites in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, ACCS LOC 1 will replace NATO’s existing air command and control systems in Europe and set new standards of interoperability for air operations with a single, integrated approach to planning, tasking, monitoring and mission execution.
ACCS LOC 1, NATO’s largest-ever software system, uses open-system architecture to adapt to changing operational requirements, such as theatre missile defense and network-centric warfare. When fully deployed, NATO member countries will use the same system, and will share operational data over a high-speed communications network.
Air Command Systems International, a ThalesRaytheonSystems company, will deliver the new systems to France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. Work will be performed under two contracts – one for seven sites with the NATO ACCS Management Agency (NACMA), and the other with the French procurement agency (Délégation Générale pour l'Armement - DGA).
About ThalesRaytheonSystems
ThalesRaytheonSystems is an international company specializing in air defense systems and a global leader of air operation command and control systems, 3D air defense radars, battlefield and counterbattery radars. The company’s annual revenue in 2008 was $900 million, and it employs 1,600 people. ThalesRaytheonSystems is equally owned by Raytheon and Thales.
Contacts:
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