Raytheon has been awarded an $11.8 million Office of Naval Research contract to develop networking technologies to improve fire support.
Under the Communications and Interoperability for Integrated Fires, Raytheon will improve data links between ships, planes, UAVs and ground troops to enhance integrated air and missile defense.
“CIIF will leverage existing and planned sensor networking systems deployed onboard naval ships and aircraft, and in U.S. Marine Corps expeditionary systems and land-based test sites,” said a Raytheon news release. “CIIF provides a greater information flow of integrated fires data supporting higher fidelity situational awareness and data dissemination capability across the battle force.”
Raytheon to improve data links between drones, troops, ships
