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Raytheon IDS Opens Athena Fusion Center
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Dec 13, 2005 Demonstrating an affordable and proven capability to strengthen America's port security, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) officials and Rhode Island legislative leaders recently commemorated the opening of the Athena Maritime Domain Awareness Fusion Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Athena system fuses a large number of existing sensor data to provide decision makers with the real-time maritime situational awareness they need to enable quick, responsive actions to protect the country's shoreline. "Athena is a key information fusion program for the defense of our homeland," said Mary Petryszyn, vice president of IDS Joint Battlespace Integration (JBI) business area. "Athena is a multi-domain awareness system that uses live feeds from existing surveillance assets, fused with data from multiple databases and intelligence sources, to provide situational awareness for global, regional, and local level decision makers. This capability has been deployed and is proven. It also has applicability to other homeland security missions." Attending the event were Gov. Don Carcieri, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, and Congressman Jim Langevin, who joined IDS President Dan Smith and Petryszyn in cutting the ribbon. "Affordability for our customers is vital. That's why JBI is focused on leveraging existing systems across the customer community into broader joint integrated mission capabilities, thereby taking advantage of investments that have been made and in turn creating new capabilities that are cost effective and fielded rapidly," said Petryszyn. Joint Battlespace Integration is the integration of knowledge, assets, and capabilities across multiple Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security missions, bringing effective solutions for warfighter advantage. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Info on Athena Maritime Domain Awareness Fusion Center (PDF) Raytheon SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The Long War - Doctrine and Application
Former Generals Promote Anti-Torture Bill
Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2005About three-dozen retired military officers with combat experience in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq met privately outside the Pentagon last week to discuss their support for anti-torture legislation, oppose White House efforts to water it down, and press reluctant colleagues to join them publicly. |
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