Raytheon provides protection
Raytheon has been selected to develop Active Protection System technology for US Army ground vehicles.
Raytheon’s Network Centric Systems division has been selected to develop Active Protection System (APS) technology for US Army ground vehicles as part of its Future Combat System (FCS) programme. Boeing, who along with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is leading the programme, said the potential value of the contract is $70 million.
The project aims to deliver a “hit avoidance” system, which can defend military vehicles from rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons fired at close range.
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