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ⳮOur C3I capabilities include situational awareness, persistent surveillance, communications, mission planning, battle
management command and control, sensors and payloads, intelligence and analysis, and integrated ground solutions.
During 2006, our IIS business segment successfully simulated for the first time simultaneous command and control of
two unmanned UAVs and an unmanned surface vehicle from a single ground station. We also demonstrated a mobile
ad-hoc network that can autonomously establish itself on the battlefield and heal itself if damaged.
ⳮEffects cover all systems that generate desired effects on an enemy, including using the missile as a node in the
network, urban warfare applications, directed energy and lethal and non-lethal applications. Our effects capabilities
include advanced airframes, guidance and navigation systems, high-resolution sensors, targeting and netted systems.
During 2006, our MS business segment won an award to deliver wireless versions of the TOW anti-tank missile. We
also developed a new vertically launched loitering missile and are developing an active protection system which will
destroy RPGs (rocket propelled grenades) at close range.
Mission Systems Integration. We believe that our expanding Mission Systems Integration (“MSI”) role within our core
markets will also be a key differentiator for us. MSI is the integration of multiple systems (e.g., sensors, C3I, effects) to
deliver a solution designed to accomplish a specific mission for a customer. MSI requires a thorough understanding of
the mission, the systems being integrated and the concept of operations. Our customer focus and program execution, our
Strategic Business Areas (“SBAs”) and the ability of our businesses to effectively work together on broad and complex
initiatives are important factors in our ability to continue to expand our MSI role. Examples of our MSI initiatives in
2006 include:
ⳮOur submission, as the prime contractor of a team with EADS CASA North America, of a major proposal for the Joint
Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program managed by the U.S. Army and Air Force for a new transport aircraft that can perform
rapid-response intra-theater missions;
ⳮOur continued successful performance on the DDG 1000 program, including providing key deliverables and
completing a number of major reviews and assessments under our integration Phase IV prime contract with the U.S.
Navy;
ⳮOur successes with intelligence community classified Horizontal Integration opportunities—whose aim is to integrate
and link mission elements, multiple sources of intelligence, and ultimately all elements of the intelligence community;
and
ⳮOur design and implementation of an RF identification solution to track land border entries and exits at multiple
border ports for the US-VISIT program.
In connection with our MSI strategy, we will leverage our capabilities developed through our SBAs, including the ability
to identify opportunities in critical areas and develop integrated solutions to address them through the collaboration of
our business segments that offer substantial capabilities in these areas. For example:
ⳮOur Missile Defense SBA is involved in the development of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), a system
which involves sensors, interceptors, command and control, and systems integration. We are a leader in all of these
areas and have a broad array of solutions to provide the capability to detect and respond to threats at all three phases
of the missile defense system. Our business segments involved in BMDS include IDS and MS, and our programs
include the Space Tracking and Surveillance System, Cobra Judy Radar, Kinetic Energy Interceptor, Exoatmospheric
Kill Vehicle, Sea-Based X-Band Radar, Standard Missile-3, the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, and Terminal
High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battle Management Command, Control and Communication.
ⳮOur Precision Engagement SBA provides mission solutions across the entire precision engagement chain which are
designed to address customers’ increasing need to operate jointly (across services and between allied forces), work in a
new net-centric paradigm, minimize collateral damage and strike time-sensitive targets. Our precision engagement
systems include F-15 and F/A-18 Active Electronically Scanned Array radars, Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missile, Miniature Air Launched Decoy, Situation Awareness Data Link, UK Joint Effects Tactical Targeting System,
Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System and Precision Attack Missile, Joint Standoff Weapon, Paveway, Tactical Tomahawk
and F/A-18 Radar Warning Receiver, and involve our MS, NCS and SAS business segments.
ⳮOur Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance SBA utilizes our sensing, processing and dissemination technologies to
provide integrated systems solutions for observing, locating, processing, deciding and disseminating actionable
information, thereby enabling network-centric operations for decision makers. These abilities are crucial for warfighters
to achieve information dominance throughout the entire battlespace. Our ISR programs include the Global Hawk sensor
suite, Distributed Common Ground System, National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems,
Ground Sensor Integrator and numerous classified programs, and involve our IIS and NCS business segments.
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