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## NETWORK CENTRIC SYSTEMS 333 

General Tommy Franks led Operation Iraqi Freedom from Qatar, in Raytheon’s CENTCOM Deployable Headquarters (CDHQ). This portable command and control center was designed and delivered by NCS to the U.S. Army within nine months of request. The modular design provides networking of all computer servers and communications systems anywhere CENTCOM can be deployed. The wireframe of the monitors and the screens highlights the information Raytheon helps deliver to the CDHQ. 

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NETWORK CENTRIC SYSTEMS (NCS), which reported sales of $2.8 billion in 2003, provided the war fighter with systems to network and securely distribute information throughout the battlespace. Thermal soldier sys- tems – including the X-100 Pocket Scope, and the suite of light, medium and heavy Thermal Weapon Sights – detected threats, protected crews and continu- ally provided reliable information for mission success. The Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System and Driver’s Vision Enhancer met battlefield require- ments for fire control, as well as for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acqui- sition for ground combat forces on the newly fielded Brigade Combat Team in all theaters of conflict. 33 Army Airborne Command and Control Systems (A2C2S) provided a flying tactical operations center for commanders in Iraq, enabling the first simultaneous aerial observation and battle command. At customer request, fielding was accelerated to meet combat requirements. Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) has provided an unprecedented level of combined and joint arms synergy on the battlefield. Customer partnership for upgrading this system made deconfliction of Time Sensitive Targets occur more rapidly. Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) and Special Operations radios continue to meet the needs of enhanced networked data flow, while reduc- ing equipment weight. 33 Network Centric Systems leadership and systems inte- gration expertise led Raytheon to key U.S. Army and Navy transformation contracts in 2003, including the Ground Sensor Integrator award for Future Combat Systems (FCS), the FCS Battle Command Mission Execution award and the Cooperative Engagement Capability ship self-defense system. 33 With collabora- tion essential to military transformation, NCS leads the Raytheon partnership with the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology (ISN), a joint research collaboration between the U.S. Army, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Raytheon. Work with the ISN is focused on the “Soldier as a System” in the system of sys- tems concept of integration. 33 Beyond the military arena, the Federal Aviation Administration accepted and deployed the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) in the United States. STARS replaces an aging Air Traffic Management system in more than 200 major airports. Proven Raytheon technology is being adopted for a variety of domestic safety and security applica- tions including firefighting, law enforcement, transportation and industrial and homeland security. 33 Secure, integrated, innovative, networked technology from Network Centric Systems is helping to integrate major defense and government systems to secure and improve our lives. 3 

