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Raytheon On Track For Working FAB-T Production Terminal By 2015, Company Says

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

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Raytheon [RTN] is hitting all its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminal (FAB-T) milestones on schedule and will meet the Air Force’s September 2015 deadline for a working production terminal, according to a company executive. Raytheon Vice President for Integrated Communication Scott Whatmough said in a recent email the company completed both the system requirements review (SRR) and preliminary design review (PDR) and is on track for the critical design review (CDR) milestone in June. Whatmough said Raytheon will also…

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