Raytheon was awarded a $3.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Electronic Warfare Battle Management (EWBM) system design.

Under the contract, Raytheon will spend three years conducting a series of EWBM system experiments and demonstrations in the Air Force Research Laboratory virtual combat laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Through the experiments, the Air Force will be able to apply EWBM to a variety of scenarios to determine the best use of electronic warfare assets on the battlefield.

Joining Raytheon on the contract are Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nev.; AEA Technology, Carlsbad, Calif.; and Bonn Corp., Las Vegas.

“This EWBM award provides a roadmap on how to best control and synchronize all available electronic warfare resources," said Jerry Powlen, Raytheon vice president, Integrated Communications Systems.