Navy contracts Raytheon for communication and engagement network

Raytheon won an $11.8 million U.S. Office of Naval Research contract to develop an advanced, cross-domain communication and engagement network for the U.S. Navy. Raytheon will research and develop weapons networking technologies to enable greater sensor interconnectivity and improve integrated fires capabilities for naval operations. Raytheon's communications and interoperability for integrated fires (CIIF) will offer situational awareness for force-wide integrated air and missile defense and allow naval vessels, aircraft, and expeditionary forces to communicate and share information across data links.