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Northrop-Developed Marine Corps Air Defense Radar Passes Design Reviews

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016

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Northrop-Developed Marine Corps Air Defense Radar Passes Design Reviews

AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR). (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

The Marine Corps new expeditionary air-defense radar, developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] has passed two major program milestones.The Ground Weapon Locating Radar (GWLR) mode for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) passed preliminary design review in February and a critical design review (CDR) in August, clearing the system for fabrication and testing.An initial integration event (IIE) is scheduled for October to test the system’s ability to collect data on several targets. That test will, in turn, assist in the remaining…

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