Raytheon BBN to Establish Nation's Largest Network Science Research Center

• Contract is Worth $81 Million

(Cambridge, Mass., December 15, 2009) -- Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been awarded an $81 million contract by the Army Research Laboratory to create a collaborative technology alliance in network science.

Under the five-year contract, Raytheon BBN Technologies will pursue fundamental research in network science to identify the commonalities that apply to diverse kinds of networks. Called the ARL Network Science Collaborative Technology Alliance, the consortium will examine communication, information, and social and cognitive networks and will include leading researchers from all of these disciplines.


Raytheon BBN Technologies will lead the technology consortium, which will include more than 30 university and industrial labs, from an Interdisciplinary Research Center (IRC) to be established at the Raytheon BBN Technologies headquarters in Cambridge, Mass. Many researchers from across the consortium will use the facility as their base, while other members will continue to work from their home campuses.

In addition to conducting pure research in network science, the IRC will be responsible for transitioning new technologies to the Department of Defense.

"This contract award reinforces our leadership in networking research," said Tad Elmer, president, Raytheon BBN Technologies. "Our team is determined to develop the underlying technologies that will make networks more flexible, adaptable and secure."

Source : Raytheon Corporation (NYSE: RTN)