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Business/Financial

Raytheon Gets $179M Add-on for e-Borders

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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

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The United Kingdom's Home Office awarded Raytheon [RTN] an additional $179 million under the e-Borders program for extended functionality and services. The extended functionality and services relates to other passenger information carrier data normally held in reservation and departure control systems and provides an extended capability for the e-Borders system, allowing for the processing of additional information relating to passengers and crew traveling to and from the U.K., a Raytheon spokesman tells TR2. This will allow border staff to better…

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