The Army has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a five-year contract for initial production of its AN/APR-39E(V)2 radar warning receivers designed to improve detection of new anti-aircraft weapon threats.
James Conroy, Northrop Grumman’s vice president for navigation, targeting and survivability, told Defense Daily the production deal is worth $106.6 million and an initial task order covers more than 50 units for AH-64E Apache aircraft.
“The APR-39E(V)2 is a sophisticated, more agile radar warning receiver that outpaces emerging threats. It provides a generational leap in capability over previous radar warning systems,” Conroy said in a statement.
The Army in March 2019 tapped Northrop Grumman to work on developing its next generation of radar threat warning sensors, with the company noting at the time it would employ rapid software updates for the new receivers to account for emerging threat capabilities (Defense Daily, March 4 2019).
AN/APR-39E(V)2 is an evolution of Northrop Grumman’s AN/APR-39D(V)2 digital radar warning receiver, with the updated system designed to account for airborne threats at greater ranges.
“The system is a significant advance in the evolution of the widely installed AN/APR-39 radar warning receiver family. The system’s smart antenna detects threats over a wide range of the spectrum, including millimeter wave frequencies, to give warfighters a broader view of potential threats,” Northrop Grumman said in a statement. “Another advantage of the AN/APR-39E(V)2 is its readiness to be the survivability suite controller in multi-domain, large-scale combat operations. The system is capable of sharing threat data, enhancing survivability and mission effectiveness.”
The company added that AN/APR-39E(V)2 receiver can “scale to virtually any platform or mission, including current fleet and future platforms.”