
The Navy is planning to issue a request for proposals (RFP) in May for a radar system for the new class of aircraft carriers, an admiral said Tuesday.Rear Adm. Thomas Moore, the program executive officer for aircraft carriers, told reporters the Navy is now planning to deploy the new radar on the second ship and subsequent eight in the class. The first ship, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) scheduled to deliver in 2016, is receiving a dual-band radar…