Raytheon Company has received a contract from the Missile Defense Agency to deliver two AN/TPY-2 radars to the U.S. Army. The AN/TPY-2 is a sophisticated multi-functional X-band radar, which will be used as a radar component in the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system. The price of the contract is $363.9 million.
According to Dave Gulla, who serves as the Vice President for Global Integrated Sensors at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, the AN/TPY-2 is an advanced device that functions as radar for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, which is a key element of Missile Defense Agency’s ballistic missile defense system.
The radar can search, sense, track and differentiate ballistic missile risks and can be easily integrated with a range of ballistic defense systems. The radars are also used to support the U.S. Army in a terminal defense role. Additionally, the radars are installed across the globe to deliver constant ballistic missile defense as a main component of the worldwide Ballistic Missile Defense Architecture.
The radar’s latest installation denotes a significant milestone in attaining the European Phased Adaptive Approach, whose goal is to prevent and overcome enemy ballistic missiles that intimidate the U.S., deployed forces, allies and friends. The AN/TPY-2 radar is an important sensor component of the European Phased Adaptive Approach.
The AN/TPY-2 radars will be developed at Raytheon facilities based in Massachusetts and also by suppliers from 33 states.
Source: http://www.raytheon.com