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Army Taps Northrop Grumman For Next-Generation Radar Threat Warning Sensor

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, March 4th, 2019

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Army Taps Northrop Grumman For Next-Generation Radar Threat Warning Sensor

First UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter test flight in Huntsville, Ala. Photo: Northrop Grumman.

The Army has tapped Northrop Grumman [NOC] to develop its next-generation of radar threat warning sensors designed to improve detection of new anti-aircraft weapon threats, the company said Monday. The new AN/APR-39E(V)2 is Northrop Grumman’s latest digital radar warning receiver for the Army and will employ rapid software updates to account for new threat capabilities. “Sophisticated radio frequency-guided weapons are becoming more widely used throughout the world, posing a new threat to aviators in contested airspace. Protecting aircrews from this…

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