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Next Round of G/ATOR Tests Will Verify AESA Functions

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Thursday, April 8th, 2010

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] will soon begin the next system test phase for the Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system at the company's antenna test facility. This newest series of tests includes detailed verification that the G/ATOR's active electronically scanned array (AESA) hardware will support all of the system's multi-mission capabilities including counterfire target acquisition, air defense, weapons cueing and air traffic control. The tests are intended to demonstrate all required AESA functions including beam generation, steering and control, performance at…

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