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G/ATOR Finishes 18 Months Of Operational Testing, Nears Milestone C Decision

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, December 11th, 2013

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The Marine Corps has finished the operational assessment of its Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar and is moving toward a Milestone C decision in the next couple months to send the product into low-rate initial production. Program manager Lee Bond said the past 18 months of testing proved the system could fit seamlessly into the Marine Corps’ existing portfolio of platforms and out-perform the five legacy systems it is meant to replace. In the spring, G/ATOR attended a Weapons and Tactics Instructor…

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