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Air Force Taps Raytheon To Develop Ground-Based Air Surveillance Radar

By Marc Selinger

Friday, May 12th, 2017

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Air Force Taps Raytheon To Develop Ground-Based Air Surveillance Radar

An AN/TPS-75 radar sits on the back of truck. (Photo by U.S. Air National Guard)

The U.S. Air Force has chosen Raytheon [RTN] over Lockheed Martin [LMT] to develop the ground-based Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR), a replacement for the aging AN/TPS-75 (Tipsy 75) air surveillance radar, the service announced late May 11.The Air Force awarded Raytheon a $52.7-million contract for the program’s engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase. Under the contract, Raytheon will provide three production-representative units.Raytheon is expected to perform the work in Andover, Mass., and finish it by Nov. 30, 2020. The…

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