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Navy’s New Radar Program Undergoes Preliminary Design Review

Navy’s New Radar Program Undergoes Preliminary Design Review
The USS Donald Cook arriving in Rota, Spain earlier this year. Photo: U.S. Navy

 The Navy’s new ship-based Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) recently completed system preliminary design review (PDR). The Navy said the PDR took place on Aug. 28 with prime contractor Raytheon [RTN], which bested rivals Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] for the contract last year. AMDR will replace the AN/SPY-1 radar currently active on destroyers and cruisers and will link up with the Aegis Combat System--built by Lockheed Martin. "We continue to execute the AMDR program as if…

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