Air Force Awards Raytheon $26 Million for Digital Airport Surveillance Radars

By John Liang / May 18, 2000 at 5:00 AM
The Air Force's Electronic Systems Center has awarded a $26 million initial production order to Raytheon to build the first 11 Digital Airport Surveillance Radars, the company announced yesterday. The contract award comes on the heels of an Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center report that found serious flaws with DASR that could cause significant flight-safety problems unless repaired properly, Inside the Air Force and sister publication Inside FAA reported last week. DASR is also known as ASR-11. "This...

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