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Navy/USMC

Cobra Judy Replacement On Track

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

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The recent successful test of the Navy’s Cobra Judy Replacement (CJR) program geared toward gathering data about ballistic missile launches worldwide shows the system is in on track and maturing as expected, according to a Raytheon executive overseeing the program. The Navy and Raytheon [RTN] in March conducted a test of CJR’s massive sensor suite installed aboard the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) 100 miles off the coast of Florida. The CJR, which consists of powerful X- and S-band radars,…

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