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Navy/USMC

Marine Corps Releases RFI For Low-Cost Fire Control Radar

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, February 7th, 2019

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Marine Corps Releases RFI For Low-Cost Fire Control Radar

MEADS Multifunction Fire Control Radar Photo: MBDA Germany.

The Marine Corps released a request for information Thursday for a low-cost fire control radar for its next medium-range cruise missile defense system. Officials wrote in the RFI the Marine Corps will prioritize looking for radars that are fully-developed and provide an improved range capability for its future ground-based air defense medium-range intercept system. “To support the USMC cruise missile defense program, a low cost fire control radar is required in order to track the inbound threat and outbound interceptor.…

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