Navy selects Raytheon to build new radars for carriers, amphibs

By Justin Doubleday / August 22, 2016 at 3:34 PM
The Navy has tapped Raytheon to develop new radars for aircraft carriers and amphibious warships, with the company planning to base the system on another new radar it's developing for the sea service. On Aug. 19, Raytheon was awarded a $92 million contract for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) program. Production options included in the contract bring the total value of the deal to $723 million. The Navy is slated to make...

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