BALTIMORE, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On Jan. 24, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Research Development and Acquisition approved the AN/TPS-80
Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) program for Low Rate
Initial Production (LRIP) at a Department of Defense acquisition
event known as Milestone C. Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is
the G/ATOR system prime contractor.
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"G/ATOR has demonstrated operational capabilities that will
fundamentally change how the Marine Corps detects, tracks and
engages a broad range of target sets," said Jeffrey Q. Palombo, vice president and general
manager of Northrop Grumman's Land and Self Protection Systems
Division. "This radar system joins the proud family of Northrop
Grumman offerings for domestic and global customers for medium and
long-range ground-based radars for multiple mission requirements.
It's the most mature S-Band AESA, air-cooled ground radar system.
The benefit of open architecture design and the ability to scale
the system technology permits this product line to meet a multitude
of ground and ship-based radar missions and capabilities. "
Over the past year, the system has been subjected to intense
test and environmental conditions, proving the capability of
providing excellent situational awareness against a variety of
platforms, including fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, cruise
missiles and unmanned autonomous system platforms.
The Milestone C decision follows last year's successful
completion of Developmental Testing, Operational Assessment and a
formal Marine Corps Production Readiness Review. To ensure the
system was subjected to a broad range of operational conditions,
Developmental Testing was conducted in both the littoral
environment at the Surface Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island, Va., as well as the desert and
mountain environments at the Marine Corps Air Station in
Yuma, AZ.
Additionally, G/ATOR supported two Weapons and Tactics
Instruction (WTI) exercises at Yuma in 2013. WTI is the Marine Corps' largest
and most challenging aviation operational exercise. Northrop
Grumman's engineering development model of the AN/TPS-80 system
also demonstrated its ballistic missile defense capability by
successfully detecting multiple rocket launches during
company-funded testing.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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