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Northrop Grumman’s JSTARS Wide Area Surveillance Sensor Choice Up In Air

Pat Host

Friday, September 4th, 2015

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Northrop Grumman’s JSTARS Wide Area Surveillance Sensor Choice Up In Air

The Gulfstream G550 aircraft. Photo: Gulfstream GD.

SAVANNAH, Ga.--Northrop Grumman [NOC] is deciding whether to use a radar sensor of its own or one from Raytheon [RTN] for wide area surveillance activities on its Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalization offering, a company official said Wednesday.Northrop Grumman Vice President and IPT Leader for Next Generation Surveillance/Targeting Alan Metzger told reporters Northrop Grumman is considering Raytheon's sensor instead of just using its own because "at the end of the day," it's about putting together the best…

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