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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

GE contracted for Harrier radar tech

AV-8B HarrierThe U.S. Navy has contracted General Electric Aviation to support the AV-8B Harrier aircraft with next-generation radar-display technologies.

U.S. company GE was contracted by the Navy to develop new radar-display computer technologies that strengthen the functionality of the system for the AV-8B Harrier II Plus, a short-takeoff vertical landing tactical strike aircraft.

"GE is applying new technology to the AV-8B's radar display computer, enabling the addition and modification of software functionality for the Harrier," Stuart Mullan, president of the military business unit for GE Aviation Systems, said in a statement.

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