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Raytheon Wins $1 Billion NPOESS Contract

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AURORA, Colo., August 28 -- Raytheon Co. has been awarded a contract for work on the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) by NPOESS prime contractor TRW. The value of the contract to Raytheon is approximately $1 billion over the life of the program. NPOESS merges the meteorological and earth observation functions of three US government agencies: the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Defense and NASA. The program provides polar-orbiting remote sensing capability, while achieving cost savings by converging existing government...Read full article

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