Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for Nine GaN G/ATOR Systems
September 06 2016 - 09:00AM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received an award from the
U.S. Marine Corps for an additional nine AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air
Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) low rate initial production (LRIP)
systems.
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These nine additional systems and all subsequent G/ATOR systems
incorporate advanced Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology, providing
the Marine Corps with nearly $2 million in life cycle cost savings
per system. GaN technology also provides a number of performance
benefits including lower input power needs, higher efficiency and
higher output power. This higher output power can substantially
increase threat detection and tracking ranges for all four G/ATOR
mission capabilities: air surveillance, weapon cueing, counter-fire
target acquisition and air traffic control. Northrop Grumman is
already on contract to provide six G/ATOR LRIP systems, the first
of which will be delivered in February 2017.
“There are no other GaN ground-based active electronically
scanned array (AESA) radars in production today,” said Roshan
Roeder, director, mission solutions, Northrop Grumman. “G/ATOR is
the first DoD ground-based AESA system to incorporate GaN in a
production program. We proposed this technology as a cost savings
measure for the government and funded risk reduction internally to
ensure a seamless insertion into the G/ATOR system. We are
continuing to look at future technology insertions to continue
providing the best capability out there to our warfighters at an
affordable cost.”
Northrop Grumman is a leader in the development of AESA radar
systems and is also on contract to develop and test
high-performance, short- and medium-range radars for additional DoD
ground- and ship-based applications. The company's family of ground
radar systems includes the AN/APG-83 Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission
Radar (HAMMR) AESA system as well as the solid-state AN/TPS-78 and
TPS-703 radar systems.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems,
cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers
worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more
information.
Contact:
Ellen Hamilton
224-625-4693
ellen.hamilton@ngc.com
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