TEWKSBURY, Mass., June 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S.
government has authorized several U.S. allies and security partners
to potentially purchase via Foreign Military Sales the
Raytheon-made (NYSE: RTN) AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar,
for use in forward-based mode.
In forward-based mode, the AN/TPY-2 is positioned near hostile
territory and acquires ballistic missiles in the boost (ascent)
phase of flight shortly after they are launched. The radar
then tracks and discriminates the threat, and passes critical
information required by decision makers and missile defense warfare
systems through a command and control battle management
network.
"As ballistic missiles proliferate and become more technically
advanced, obtaining the forward-based AN/TPY-2 will enable
America's friends and allies to improve the performance of already
capable defensive systems such as Patriot," said Raytheon's
Dave Gulla, vice president of
Integrated Defense Systems' Global Integrated Sensors business
area. "By acquiring a forward-based mode AN/TPY-2, or using
terminal-mode AN/TPY-2 in forward-based mode, customers will
significantly enhance their defensive capabilities."
The AN/TPY-2 is a transportable 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. According to recent Congressional testimony
by the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, the ballistic threat
continues to grow as potential adversaries acquire a greater number
of ballistic missiles, increase their range, incorporate
countermeasures, and make them more complex, survivable, reliable,
and accurate.
The terminal-mode AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar is
already approved for export as the fire control radar of the
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. Terminal- and
forward-based mode radars are physically identical; the key
difference between the two is how the software is configured to
manage radar resources for the needs of each mission.
About AN/TPY-2
AN/TPY-2 is a high resolution,
transportable, rapidly deployable X-band radar capable of providing
long range acquisition, precision track, and discrimination of all
classes of ballistic missiles. AN/TPY-2s are deployed globally in
both terminal or forward-based mode.
- AN/TPY-2 has performed effectively 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.
- Raytheon has delivered 10 AN/TPY-2s to the Missile Defense
Agency. They are operationally deployed in Japan, Turkey, Guam,
Israel and Central Command.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets
throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 93
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 cybersecurity 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 on
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