The Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Is About to Get a Major Radar Upgrade

September 4, 2019

The National Interest:

The Raytheon AN/SPY-6(V) AMDR will improve the Burke-class destroyer’s ability to detect hostile aircraft, surface ships, and incoming ballistic missiles, Raytheon officials say.

DAHLGREN, Va. – Shipboard electronics experts at Lockheed Martin Corp. will integrate the company’s Aegis combat system with the Raytheon AN/SPY-6(V) radar as part of the U.S. Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) 6.0 project.

Officials of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in Dahlgren, Va., announced a $327 million contract Friday to the Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems segment in Moorestown, N.J., to design, develop, integrate, test and certify the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) 6.0 capability.

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