Navy realigns AMDR testing plan to synch with DDG-51 Flight III delay

By Jason Sherman / January 5, 2018 at 4:11 PM
The Navy's multibillion-dollar Air and Missile Defense Radar program is now realigning testing activities due to a schedule slip in construction plans of the lead ship that will host the powerful, next-generation radar system: the new Flight III variant of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. AMDR is a $6.1 billion program managed by Raytheon which has accomplished key developmental milestones ahead of plan. On Nov. 28, 2017, the Navy reported to Congress that the AMDR program realigned Initial Operational Test and...

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