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Navy Awards Raytheon $126 Million Mod For Radars Units

Monday, July 20th, 2020

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Navy Awards Raytheon $126 Million Mod For Radars Units

The Raytheon Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) conducting tests at the Surface Combat System Center at Wallops Island, Va. (Photo: Raytheon)

Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a $126 million modification to exercise options to produce six more Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) low rate initial production (LRIP) units. Four of the EASR LRIP units will be as AN/SPY-6(V)2 (air and missile defense radar): EASR rotator LRIP units deployed on the amphibious assault ship USS Bougainville (LHA-8); aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74); San Antonio-class USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD-29); and the first Flight II San Antonio-class…

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