Wärtsilä and Raytheon Corporation sign global...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade & Technical Press release, 19 March 2010

Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading ship power systems integrator, has
signed a new agreement with Raytheon Anschütz, a division of Raytheon Co., USA.
Raytheon Anschütz is based in Kiel, Germany. The agreement extends the scope of
Wärtsilä's offering of integrated system solutions to include navigation
systems, which can now be offered by Wärtsilä on a global basis.

"The co-operation between Wärtsilä and Raytheon is in line with our strategy of
staying at the forefront of systems integration within the marine sector,"
commented Mr Jaakko Eskola, Group Vice President, Wärtsilä Ship Power. "This
close association with Raytheon Anschütz is something that delivers benefits to
the global operations of both parties. It gives us the ability to combine our
engine and propulsion controls, our alarm and monitoring systems, and the
Raytheon Anschütz navigation systems into a seamless integrated package."

Wärtsilä intends to make these integrated packages, combining navigation and
automation systems, available for all types of vessels. Wärtsilä Services will
also, as a result of this agreement, be offering global retrofit possibilities.
Raytheon Anschütz will provide their entire range of Integrated Bridge Systems,
including Multifunction Displays, Radars, Chart Systems, Conning Display, Gyro
Compasses, Autopilots and Steering Controls, Speed Logs, Echosounders, and
Communication Systems, which provide maximum flexibility for navigation data
access at any location on the bridge, and delivers the information needed for
safe and precise ship navigation.

Media contacts:

Mr Aaron Bresnahan
Director, Business Development, Specials Segment
Wärtsilä Ship Power
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Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
Senior Manager, PR and Marketing Communications
Wärtsilä Corporation
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e-mail:[e-mail]
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Mr Andreas Lentfer
Director of Business Development
Raytheon Anschütz GmbH
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e-mail:[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>



Wärtsilä in brief:

Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers.

In 2009, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 5.3 billion with more than 18,000
employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70 countries around
the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.

www.wartsila.com <

http://www.wartsila.com/>



Raytheon in brief:

Raytheon Anschütz (Kiel, Germany) is a subsidiary of the Raytheon Company
(Waltham, USA). Raytheon Anschütz is a leading supplier of Integrated Navigation
Systems for commercial vessels, naval ships and mega yachts.

The company employs more than 500 people and maintains a worldwide service
network with more than 200 service stations.

www.raytheon-anschuetz.com <

http://www.raytheon-anschuetz.com/>





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