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Raytheon Interoperable Communications Technology Gets SAFETY Act Approval

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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

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Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said its radio control interconnection technology has received SAFETY Act approval by the Department of Homeland Security, which means the company gets legal liability protections as a supplier of the systems. The company's audio control unit technology provides public safety agencies a way to interconnect existing radio equipment with other radio systems operating on different frequencies. Raytheon's products receiving the Qualified Anti-Terrorsim Technology designation are the ACU-1000, ACU-M, ACU-T and TRP-1000. "After an extensive and thorough review…

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