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NCS has the following principal product lines:
Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I)—C4I develops, delivers and supports complex
integrated, networked, actionable combat command and control (C2) solutions for air and land combatant commanders,
domestic and international ATM, border, and critical infrastructure protection. C4I includes Thales-Raytheon Systems, LLC
which is the U.S. operating subsidiary of the Thales-Raytheon joint venture. C4I is a key provider of ATM solutions
internationally through its AutoTrac III product line and surveillance radars, as well as its Standard Terminal Automation
Replacement System (STARS) to the DoD and the FAA. Other solutions include the Sentinel air defense and Firefinder weapon
locating radar systems used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps and over 20 allied nations; the Battle Control System (BCS),
an air command and control system used by the U.S. Air Force and Canada; and the NATO Air Command and Control System
(ACCS).
Combat and Sensing Systems (CSS)—CSS provides integrated ground-based surveillance and target engagement solutions
designed to provide a significant advantage to warfighters. CSS delivers advanced combat sensor solutions to all U.S. ground
and most allied international forces. CSS provides the U.S. Army with the enhanced Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance
System (eLRAS3), a third-generation, multi-sensor system which provides the ability to detect, identify and geo-locate distant
targets, and networked to enable multi-sensor improved accuracy and the MFRFS, a close-combat tactical radar that provides
Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (CRAM) Sense and Warn capabilities. CSS is also the single provider of medium and
heavy Thermal Weapon Sights (TWS) to the U.S. Army.
Integrated Communications Systems (ICS)—ICS offers wireless, high-bandwidth and secure communication solutions
providing mission assurance to customers with satellite, point-to-point and networked communications services that are
effective on land, sea, undersea, air and space. ICS serves DoD agencies and many international governments. Solutions
include MAINGATE, an interoperable battlefield communications platform that provides a broadband gateway between
separate radio systems and the NMT, a single satellite terminal for the U.S. Navy's next generation SATCOM needs and
designed for a wide variety of U.S. Navy ship and shore installations.
Advanced Programs (AP)—AP provides a broad range of imaging capabilities, including next-generation X-ray, visible,
infrared, and millimeter wave focal plane and scanning arrays for weapons, thermal imaging, earth remote sensing and
astronomy applications. AP also includes Raytheon advanced networking and cybersecurity technologies and capabilities and
products including Boomerang sniper detection system, a soldier worn sniper alert system and TransTalk, a smartphone
application that automatically translates speech into another language. AP is the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's
(DARPA) largest supplier of Cooperative Research and Development. AP also develops advanced concepts for urgent
operational needs incorporating next-generation communications, sensing, and command and control solutions.
Space and Airborne Systems (SAS)—SAS, headquartered in El Segundo, California, is a leader in the design and development
of integrated systems and solutions for advanced missions, including traditional and non-traditional ISR, precision engagement,
unmanned aerial operations, and space. Leveraging advanced concepts, state-of-the-art technologies and mission systems
knowledge, SAS provides electro-optical/infrared sensors, airborne radars for surveillance and fire control applications, lasers,
precision guidance systems, signals intelligence systems, processors, electronic warfare systems and space-qualified systems
for civil and military applications. Key customers include the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Army, as well as classified and
international customers.
In 2012, SAS was awarded its second contract for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of Active Electronically Scanned Array
(AESA) radar systems for the U.S. Air Force's F-15E radar modernization program. SAS also achieved more than one million
hours of operational flight of its Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pod on the U.S. Navy's F/A-18
Super Hornet. Additionally, the U.S. Navy awarded SAS a contract to install ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receivers on F/A-18
aircrafts. In surveillance systems, SAS was awarded a Dismount Detection Radar contract to produce four radar pods with
ground moving target indication and synthetic aperture technology and a contract to deliver 149 MTS-B Multi-spectral
Targeting Systems both for the U.S. Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system (UAS). SAS also successfully
demonstrated its new Common Sensor Payload high definition (CSP HD) turret on a flight test on a U.S. Army Gray Eagle
UAS.