Date posted: 11/16/2007*

The U.S. Army has chosen Raytheon to provide a common sensor payload (CSP) for manned and unmanned aircraft.

CSP joins Raytheon’s family of highly advanced targeting systems providing critical intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting mission capabilities to today's warfighter. Raytheon’s selection for this engagement could represent more than $1 billion in potential sales for integration, production and mission support of airborne EO/IR sensor payloads.

Raytheon SAS will leverage commonality gained as the prime sensor payload provider for the Army’s Extended Range Multi-Purpose unmanned aerial vehicle payload. The company has delivered 10 AN/DAS-2 electro-optical/infrared/laser designator sensors under a system design and development contract let in May 2005. At the beginning of 2007, the Army ordered seven more systems under a low-rate production option.

SAS brings additional modular configuration and customization expertise to bear through other EO/IR systems, such as the AN/AAS-52 and AN/DAS-1 on U.S. Air Force Predator and Reaper unmanned platforms, respectively; the AN/AAS-44 on U.S. Navy SH-60R/S helicopters; and the AN/ZSQ-2 on U.S. Special Operations aircraft.

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