NGC Awarded Joint STARS Radar Modernization Contract
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Date: 12 Mrch 2009 - 13 Mrch 2009
Location: Washington DC, United States
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(Melbourne, Fla., November 20, 2008) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a risk reduction study contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) Radar Modernization program. The study will be performed under Northrop Grumman's existing Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Radar (MP-RTIP) program.
The $5.8 million study will look at risk reduction efforts involved in adapting the wide-area surveillance version of the MP-RTIP sensor, originally planned for the E-10A aircraft, for Joint STARS.
"This is a critical first step for the Joint STARS Radar Modernization program," said Tom Vice, sector vice president of Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems' Eastern Region. "A large, advanced, wide-area surveillance version of the MP-RTIP sensor integrated on Joint STARS will provide an exponential growth in information fidelity to our joint warfighters. It will also bring vastly improved situational awareness for tracking ground movement, cruise missiles and support for irregular warfare and other emerging threats. I am confident that when deployed, this sensor will be a game-changer beyond everyone's expectations."
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