WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. just
gained another defensive system that will help protect the U.S. and
its allies from ballistic missiles. Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) delivered its tenth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar
to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) 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 protects civilians
and infrastructure in the U.S., deployed warfighters, and allied
nations and security partners, from the growing ballistic missile
threat. U.S. intelligence agencies estimate there are more
than 6,300 ballistic missiles not controlled by the U.S., NATO,
China or Russia, with that number expected to reach
almost 8,000 by 2020.
"The delivery of this tenth radar makes the world safer place
because the AN/TPY-2 has an unmatched ability to detect,
discriminate and precisely track every category of ballistic
missiles," said Raytheon's Dave
Gulla, vice president of Integrated Defense Systems' Global
Integrated Sensors business area. "The AN/TPY-2 has proven in
numerous complex tests that it can help defend and defeat the
evolving, improving and proliferating ballistic missile
threat."
The radar will be integrated into the U.S. Army's fifth Terminal
High Altitude Area Defense missile defense battery, serving as the
"eyes and ears" of the system by searching, detecting, tracking and
discriminating threats, and guiding the intercepting missile.
Raytheon serves as one of MDA's prime contractors for THAAD.
Raytheon is under contract to provide two additional AN/TPY-2
radars for the MDA, and is building two radars for a U.S. ally in
the Arabian Gulf region.
About AN/TPY-2
AN/TPY-2 is a high resolution, mobile, rapidly deployable X-band
radar capable of providing long range acquisition, precision track,
and discrimination of all classes of ballistic missiles. The
AN/TPY-2 may be deployed globally in either terminal or
forward-based mode.
The AN/TPY-2 radar has two modes. In forward-based mode, the
AN/TPY-2 cues the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), by
detecting, discriminating and tracking enemy ballistic missiles in
the ascent phase of flight. In terminal mode, it serves as the fire
control radar for the THAAD system.
- AN/TPY-2 has performed flawlessly in both terminal and
forward-based mode in all major tests.
- On Sept 10, 2013, two AN/TPY-2
radars – one terminal and one forward-based – achieved all test
objectives in FTO-01, the U.S. military's first operational test of
the Ballistic Missile Defense System.
- The forward-based AN/TPY-2 extended the battlespace during
FTM-15 by enabling a Standard Missile-3 to launch on remote and
intercept a separating Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2013 sales of
$24 billion and 63,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a
history of innovation spanning 92 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command,
control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as cyber
security and a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is
headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us
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