Air Force and Navy successfully test radar against
stressing targets
NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY POINT
MUGU, Calif., Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon,
an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, in partnership with the Office of
the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the U.S. Air Force Research
Laboratory Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation
office, and the U.S. Navy, demonstrated the multi-mission GhostEye®
MR advanced medium-range sensor during a joint test event called
Gray Flag 2024. GhostEye MR tracked targets over water, showcasing
the sensor's readiness to deter current and future threats.
GhostEye MR successfully tracked a variety of high-speed targets
in a maritime environment. This most recent GhostEye MR
experimentation demonstrates the success of OSD's Rapid Defense
Experimentation Reserve (RDER) program, which aims to accelerate
the development of critical defense capabilities.
"Participating in the Gray Flag joint test event is a critical
step toward achieving maturity for this multi-mission radar," said
Tom Laliberty, president of Land and
Air Defense Systems at Raytheon. "GhostEye MR is the future sensor
for NASAMS and will enable air defense forces around the globe to
defend against a broad range of sophisticated aerial threats, as
showcased during this test."
Gray Flag 2024 presented realistic threat scenarios designed to
stress the radar in simulated combat conditions. This demonstration
builds on previous GhostEye MR testing in New England, White Sands
Missile Range, and Yuma Proving Ground.
"Following up on last year's OSD-funded Rapid Prototyping
Program technology demonstration at White Sands Missile Range,
GhostEye MR demonstrated its ability to execute extended-range
detection and tracking of stressing targets in a variety of
operational environments at Gray Flag 2024," said Jim Simonds, U.S. Air Force Air Base Air Defense
Program Manager at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. "The
sensor's continued interoperability with joint command and control
systems during the test has GhostEye MR well positioned to deliver
critical data to the joint force."
A member of Raytheon's GhostEye family of sensors, GhostEye MR
is a 360-degree surveillance and fire control sensor, designed for
the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), and
can detect, track and identify a wide variety of threats including
those used by adversaries in large-quantity raid attacks.
The radar leverages software-defined apertures also featured in
the US Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS)
program, enabling the radar to support multiple missions –
integrated air and missile defense, counter-unmanned aircraft
systems, and air base air defense. In August
2023, Raytheon was awarded its first government contract to
advance development and assessment of GhostEye MR.
About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a
leading provider of defense solutions to help the U.S. government,
our allies and partners defend their national sovereignty and
ensure their security. For more than 100 years, Raytheon has
developed new technologies and enhanced existing capabilities in
integrated air and missile defense, smart weapons, missiles,
advanced sensors and radars, interceptors, space-based systems,
hypersonics and missile defense across land, air, sea and
space.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees,
RTX pushes the limits of technology and science to redefine how we
connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses
– Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are
advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems, and
developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing
to help global customers address their most critical challenges.
The company, with 2023 sales of $69
billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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