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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Northrop Grumman G/ATOR System Receives Authorization To Enter Into Low-Rate Initial Production Phase


On Jan. 24, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition approved the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) program for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) at a Department of Defense acquisition event known as Milestone C.

Northrop Grumman is the G/ATOR system prime contractor.

"G/ATOR has demonstrated operational capabilities that will fundamentally change how the Marine Corps detects, tracks and engages a broad range of target sets," said Jeffrey Q. Palombo, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman's Land and Self Protection Systems Division.

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