EL SEGUNDO, Calif.,
Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will support and sustain the sensor
and processor for the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System 2-A
under a $217M U.S. Air Force
IDIQ. Work will be performed through 2024.
ASARS-2A provides the U-2 aircraft with long-range,
high-resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
capabilities over large areas, from as high as 70,000 feet above
Earth.
"With ASARS-2A, the Air Force can detect ground targets day or
night, no matter the weather condition," said Chad Pillsbury, director at Raytheon Secure
Sensor Solutions. "And, it's reliable. The Air Force just completed
ASARS-2A's 9,000th tactical mission in Korea this
year."
The ASARS-2A sensor locates moving and stationary targets using
its ground moving-target indicator and search and spot modes. Its
on-board processing system delivers near-real time, precise target
location data. This allows decision makers to respond quickly,
rather than relying on ground stations to process the targeting
data.
About Raytheon
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$27 billion and 67,000 employees, is
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government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5I® products and
services, sensing, effects and mission support for customers in
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