Raytheon to tackle secret cyber security project to develop trusted computing for tactical operations
CHARLESTON, S.C. – U.S. military researchers needed a company to develop cyber security technologies for use by warfighters in the field during tactical operations. They found their solution from Raytheon Technologies Corp. (RTX) in Indialantic, Fla.
Officials of the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic in Charleston, S.C., announced a $13.9 million contract earlier this month to the RTX Raytheon Cyber Solutions segment for the classified-secret CARCOSA cyber security project. NIWC awarded the contract on behalf of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va.
Not only will the trusted computing project develop cyber security for warfighters in the field, but it also will provide enhanced situational awareness of the immediate battlespace, all while being appropriate for cyber novices and advanced cyber practitioners.
Raytheon will collaborate with the military to explore cyber technology for specific use cases. CARCOSA will develop new tactics, techniques, and procedures through exercises and proof-of-concept demonstrations of prototype technologies.
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CARCOSA is a 38-month program organized into two phases for providing cyber security to warfighters in the field, with an additional option for a 12-month transition phase. Phase 1 is 20 months, and phase 2 is 18 months. The project involves access to, or generation of, general classified information.
On this contract RTX Raytheon will do the work in Indialantic, Fla., and should be finished by July 2025. With options the contract could extend through November 2027 and be worth as much as $27 million.
For more information contact Raytheon Cyber Solutions online at www.rtx.com/raytheon/what-we-do/cyber, NIWC Atlantic at www.niwcatlantic.navy.mil or DARPA at www.darpa.mil.
