Defense Satellite Communication System News

Raytheon Co., Network Centric Systems, Marlborough, Mass. is being awarded a $20,600,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee development, firm-fixed-price and time and material contract (N00039-04-C-0012) for the Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT).The NMT is the next generation military satellite communications terminal to be deployed onboard submarines, ships, and shore installations to provide maritime communications using the Milstar, Advanced EHF, Defense Satellite Communication System and Wideband Global SATCOM families of satellites. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $959,890,912.This contract combines purchases for the U.S.