Raytheon wins $1.5 billion U.S. defense contract: pentagon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, a unit of Raytheon Co , is being awarded a U.S. defense contract with a maximum value of $1.5 billion, the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday.

Raytheon will provide operations and sustainment support for the Army Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance Model 2 and Sea-Based X-Band radar, the statement said.

(Reporting by Eric Beech)