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November 28, 2012

NGC Completes Air and Missile Defense Radar Technology Demonstration
Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 28, 2012
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed its technology demonstration contract for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) by achieving both contract objectives: demonstrating that the critical technology is mature and advancing the design of the tactical system. Northrop Grumman also successfully completed far field range testing of the technology demonstration prototype system at its radar test site. The AMDR active electronically scanned array (AESA) was able to demonstrate prot ... read more

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