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"Raytheon and ROTHR technology help to make
the world a safer place," said Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon
Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS). "Our team will work
closely with the U.S. Navy's Forces Surveillance Support Center and
the Joint Interagency Task Force South, tracking hundreds of illegal
activities every year that threaten to enter our borders."
ROTHR is a high-frequency radar system originally designed and built
to provide long-range detection and tracking of aircraft and ships.
Each radar provides more than 2.5 million square miles of coverage area,
resulting in extremely low operational costs.
"Raytheon will provide critical mission support to ROTHR, collecting
vital detection and tracking data for operational commanders,"
said Todd Probert, vice president of Mission Support and Modernization
at Raytheon IIS. "This new contract demonstrates trust in Raytheon
to bring innovative, no-fail sustainment, modernization and operations
support to the critical mission of securing our borders."
ROTHR is the primary long-range air detection system for the Join Interagency
Task Force South, or JIATF-S, which coordinates the detection and interdiction
of illicit trafficking and other narco-terrorist threats to U.S. national
security. In just one interdiction, ROTHR operations led directly to
the seizure of 4.5 metric tons of cocaine, valued at approximately $90
million. The new contract covers operations and maintenance at ROTHR's
six locations in Puerto Rico, Texas and Virginia.
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