Northrop Grumman Completes G/ATOR Block II Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews
August 23 2016 - 1:00PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Marine Corps
have achieved two major milestones in developing the Ground Weapon
Locating Radar (GWLR) mode for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air
Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR).
The GWLR preliminary design review in February and critical
design review in August marked the successful completion of the
design reviews for the development of this capability. These
reviews will be followed by an initial integration event (IIE) in
October to perform initial testing of the system and take data on
several targets to assist in the remaining integration work.
The IIE will be an initial demonstration of G/ATOR's ability to
detect and track multiple types of rocket, artillery and mortar
rounds simultaneously. G/ATOR has a significant output power
advantage compared to current U.S. counter-fire target acquisition
radars, equating directly to longer-range threat detection and
tracking. This provides additional time to successfully engage and
negate these threats with both current and future longer-range
engagement weapons.
"It is critical that we deliver this capability to our
warfighters on time and at an affordable cost," said Roshan Roeder,
director, mission solutions, Northrop Grumman. "Our unmatched
experience in developing and fielding algorithms for the
counter-fire targeting mission, combined
with internally-funded risk reduction systems that have
participated in nearly 1,000 live fire events prior to this
contract award, ensured the successful completion of these reviews
and support an initial operating capability for G/ATOR Block II in
mid-2018."
The GWLR mode adds software to the G/ATOR system to detect,
track, and identify rocket, artillery, and mortar projectiles, both
360-degree and sector-only. The GWLR mode addresses multiple types
of simultaneous threats.
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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