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Naval Radar Marks Milestone

June 23 2010

USA

Northrop Grumman says it has successfully completed a live outdoor trial of its new S-band radar testbed in Linthicum, Md.

The radar successfully tracked aircraft and other targets of opportunity and demonstrated key technologies, including distributed receivers and digital beam forming, said company officials.

Northrop said that the S-band radar is being developed to provide the U.S. Navy with enhanced capabilities to detect, track and engage ballistic missiles, while...

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