Raytheon secures network deal
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Raytheon a $14 million contract to develop and deploy a new secure communications network. Raytheon will build DARPA's Secure Enterprise Network (DSEN) and provide support to DARPA's existing classified systems.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />.
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Raytheon a $14 million contract to develop and deploy a new secure communications network. Raytheon will build DARPA's Secure Enterprise Network (DSEN) and provide support to DARPA's existing classified systems.
The award has a potential total value of $57 million, including maintenance and transition of DARPA's existing networks to meet future requirements.
Raytheon's DSEN solution is based on its Compartmented High Assurance Information Network (CHAIN) architecture which provides a secure, compartmented Microsoft Windows-based environment.
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