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Navy/USMC

Marine Corps Approves Northrop’s G/ATOR For Early Fielding

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, March 1st, 2018

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Marine Corps Approves Northrop’s G/ATOR For Early Fielding

Northrop Grumman's AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

Marine Corps officials have approved Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] PS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) for early fielding, paving the way to deploy the radar to two of its Air Control Squadrons, the company said on Wednesday.Northrop said the latest milestone allows for the company to deliver the final Lot 1 and Lot 2 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) G/ATOR systems for operational use after the system passed training and logistical tests.“Through our close partnership with the Marine Corps, we have been…

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