Raytheon to support Jordanian C2 military contract

Raytheon has been awarded a $13.8 million contract for Jordanian command and control equipment.

Under the Foreign Military Sales contract, Raytheon will provide materials and services for the Jordanian Armed Forces' Automated Command and Control Tactical System (J4ISR-C2 JCTS) project, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

The work will be performed in Jordan. It is scheduled to be completed by September 2016.

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