Upgrades boost BMD radar’s performance during missile raid
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DefenceTalkRaytheon AN/TPY-2 radar to gain better discrimination of threats and non-threats The U.S. and its friends and allies will soon have improved defenses against ballistic missile raids — large quantities of simultaneously impacting ballistic missiles. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has upgraded the computer processor of the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar, enabling the system to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/upgrades-boost-bmd-radars-performance-during-missile-raid-63230/
US Gains Additional Protection Against Ballistic Missiles
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DefenceTalkThe U.S. will soon have another system to defend against ballistic missiles. Raytheon Company delivered its ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to the Missile Defense Agency, six months ahead of schedule. AN/TPY-2 is an integral element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. It is a mobile X-band radar that helps protect civilians and infrastructure […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usa-raytheon-ballistic-missile-defense-radar-59086/
Raytheon completes critical component of ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar
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DefenceTalkRaytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed the manufacturing of an Antenna Equipment Unit for the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar. An integral part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), the AN/TPY-2 searches, discriminates between threats and non-threats, acquires and tracks threat ballistic missiles. AN/TPY-2 is a mobile X-band radar that helps protect the U.S., […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-completes-critical-component-of-ninth-antpy-2-ballistic-missile-defense-radar-49194/
Early hardware delivery enables deployment of crucial missile defense radar
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DefenceTalkThe Missile Defense Agency will soon have available a deployment-ready AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to help counter the more than 6,300 ballistic missiles outside of U.S., NATO, Russian and Chinese control. Raytheon has delivered a cooling equipment unit (CEU) — a crucial component of the AN/TPY-2 radar — more than 14 months early, supporting […]https://www.defencetalk.com/early-hardware-delivery-enables-deployment-of-crucial-missile-defense-radar-48517/
Raytheon Delivers 8th AN/TPY-2 Radar
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DefenceTalkRaytheon Company (RTN) delivered its eighth AN/TPY-2 radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in support of the U.S. combatant commands. An integral capability of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), AN/TPY-2 is a mobile, X-band phased-array radar that helps protect the U.S., deployed forces, and America’s friends and allies by searching, acquiring and tracking […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-delivers-8th-antpy-2-radar-47202/