The first operational deployment of the Army's new counterfire radar system was highly successful, according to a commander whose unit recently returned from Iraq. Col. John Rafferty of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade, based at Ft. Bragg, NC, told reporters at the Pentagon on June 24 that the Q-53 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar System proved "exceptionally reliable" during a recent deployment. The Lockheed Martin-made Q-53 radar underwent a second round of initial operational test and evaluation in June 2015. According...
