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Raytheon Delivers Ninth AN/TPY-2 Radar To MDA Ahead of Schedule

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

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Raytheon Delivers Ninth AN/TPY-2 Radar To MDA Ahead of Schedule

AN/TPY-2 Radar Photo: Raytheon

Raytheon [RTN] Wednesday said it delivered its ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), six months ahead of schedule. A high-resolution, mobile, X-band radar, the AN/TPY-2 is an integral element of MDA’s developing Ballistic Missile Defense System. The radar will be integrated into the U.S. Army’s fourth Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense battery, serving as the “eyes and ears” of the system by searching, detecting, tracking and discriminating threats, and guiding the intercepting…

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