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SRC Details New R1430/1440 And R1540 Multi-Mission Radars

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, May 20th, 2025

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SRC Details New R1430/1440 And R1540 Multi-Mission Radars

Gryphon R1540 multi-mission radar. Photo: SRC

SRC Inc. on Tuesday detailed the expansion of its Gryphon family of multi-mission radars with the new R1430/R1440 and R1540 systems, noting the latter has been “extensively deployed with the U.S. military.” An SRC spokesperson told Defense Daily its assessing “numerous opportunities” for the upgraded three-panel R1430 and four-panel R1440 lightweight radars and already has “numerous customers” for the extended range R1540 system which has been “deployed internationally.” “Building on the success of the field-proven R1410 radar, these new radar…

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