Raytheon [RTN] upgraded the computer processor of the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense (BMD) radar, which the company said would enable the system to perform better during raids and more quickly and accurately discriminate between threats and non-threats.Dave Gulla, Raytheon vice president of global integrated sensors, said in a press release the state-of-the-art, commercially-available upgraded processor has five-times the processing power as the previous system. The new processor also weighs less, requires less power and occupies less space than the older…
