Raytheon Co. has announced that it will lead a team in pursuit of the $2 billion Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Military Operations System, a program that will provide the warfighter with a secure, interoperable, high-capacity global communications network. The contract is slated for inking in fiscal 2005.

The Raytheon team, which includes Boeing, General Dynamics and AT&T, will establish a secure, dynamic networking architecture that is drawn from current government programs and based upon proven commercial and governmental products, Raytheon said.