Navy Eyes New Radars For Older Destroyers

The U.S. Navy is looking at installing new, more advanced radars on its older Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyers, reports USNI News.

Funding for a smaller variant of the AN/SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar and the new Aegis Baseline 10 combat system is expected to be included in the fiscal 2021 budget proposal as part of the mid-life modernization program for the Flight IIA ships, said Navy officials.

The SPY-6 was developed for the new Flight III destroyers now under...