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U.S. Approves Raytheon Exporting Advanced Sensors In Patriot Radars

Friday, February 20th, 2015

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U.S. Approves Raytheon Exporting Advanced Sensors In Patriot Radars

Patriot Air and Missile Defense System Radar Photo: Raytheon

The U.S. government approved Raytheon [RTN] exporting a Gallium Nitrade- (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Patriot sensor to Patriot System partner nations, the company said on Thursday."GaN-based AESA technology can bring customers of the combat-proven Patriot optimized 360-degree coverage while setting the stage for future capability improvements," Ralph Acaba, vice president of integrated air and missile defense at Raytheon's integrated defense systems business, said in a statement.The GaN-based AESA technology improves the Patriot system’s reliability rate and reduces the…

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