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Navy Prepares Future X-Band Radar Design Competition

Thursday, September 25th, 2025

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Navy Prepares Future X-Band Radar Design Competition

A AN/SPQ-9B radar panel, center square equipment, fitted on a Navy warship from a 2024 announcement when the service awarded Leonardo DRS a contract to produce the radars for Navy ships. (Photo: Leonardo DRS)

The Navy this week issued a presolicitation notice as it prepares to open a design competition on the Future X-Band Radar (FXR), which will replace systems used to detect and track air threats. This will lead to a competitive contract lasting from fiscal year 2026 to 2033 that will have a chosen vendor build, integrate and test Engineering Development Models (EDMs) and deliver multiple low-rate initial production (LRIP) units. The notice, issued Sept. 23, said the contract the Navy is…

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