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Raytheon Readies New Patriot Information Coordination Central

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Friday, October 1st, 2010

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Raytheon [RTN] said it has rolled out the first modernized Information Coordination Central since the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System was redesigned as part of the resurgence of Patriot. The first two ICCs will soon be delivered to the Republic of Korea, and work has already begun on the new production Patriot for the United Arab Emirates and Taiwan. Within the Patriot system, the ICC coordinates battalion and fire unit operations with higher echelon units to maximize lethality…

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