Air Force: International Market Drove Desire For 3DELRR Exportability

By Courtney Albon / October 7, 2014 at 9:12 PM
The Air Force has made exportability an important component of the early design work on its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar -- a move driven by the potential for cost reduction and cost avoidance as well as what it sees as a large international market for ground-based radars. The service awarded Raytheon a $71.8 million 3DELRR engineering and manufacturing development contract on Oct. 6, passing on bids submitted by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. All three companies participated in an extensive...

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