The U.S. Navy has granted new nomenclature -- AN/APY-10 -- to Raytheon Company's maritime surveillance radar for the P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA).
Typically, new nomenclature results when systems change significantly. Although the APY-10 has all the capabilities of the Navy's AN/APS-137 maritime surveillance radar, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) believed extensive modifications to the P-8A radar justified a request for new nomenclature.
The APY-10 will display weather information in color, provide better performance in track-while-scan and target detection modes, and allow full on-line direction by Boeing's Mission Control and Display System for the P-8A. The APY-10 will also be substantially smaller and lighter that the APS-137.
"APY-10 represents improved technology and expanded mission capability for the P-8A and our Boeing and Navy customers," said Craig Young, chief engineer for the P-8A MMA Radar program. "The APS-137 certainly has name recognition in the Navy and international maritime surveillance community, and it is known for its high-performance detection and imaging capabilities. However, there are too many innovations associated with APY-10 for the old nomenclature to be appropriate."
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