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MDA Seeks Industry Information On SBX Radar Software Development

MDA Seeks Industry Information On SBX Radar Software Development
The Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in March 2013. The SBX is a combination of the world's largest phased-array X-band radar carried aboard a mobile, ocean-going semi-submersible oil platform. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker)

The Missile Defense Agency published a notice Wednesday seeking market research on industry interested in meeting follow-on requirements for the Sea-Based X-Band Radar software development and system engineering. SBX is the agency’s X-band radar mounted to a mobile ocean-going platform that serves as the principal midcourse sensor for the missile defense system. In this role it acquires, tracks and discriminates the flight characteristics of ballistic missiles to provide hit assessment of intercept attempts, particularly for advanced missile defense testing in…

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