Raytheon to build wireless network for U.S. military

Raytheon Co. has been chosen to build a wireless network to integrate communications between military and civilian radio systems under a contract that could be worth as much as $155 million. The contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency provides Raytheon $24.4 million for one year. Options would extend the deal for the mobile network to 2012 and raise the potential value to $155 million.