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Marine Corps Awards Northrop Grumman $245.8 Million For 8 More G/ATOR Radars

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

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Marine Corps Awards Northrop Grumman $245.8 Million For 8 More G/ATOR Radars

Northrop Grumman's AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

The Marine Corps has placed its latest order for the new AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, awarding Northrop Grumman [NOC] $245.8 million for eight more radars. The latest full-rate production order brings the total value of G/ATOR production up to $963.2 million, according to the Pentagon. Work on the new deal to deliver the advanced, multi-mission 360-degree Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) G/ATOR radars is expected to be completed by January 2025. G/ATOR is designed…

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