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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Raytheon to develop secret aircraft radar system for Special Operations forces

MC-130P Combat ShadowEngineers at the Raytheon Co. Precision Attack and Surveillance Systems division in McKinney, Texas, are developing a secret aircraft radar system for U.S. Special Operations Command.

The radar system, called Silent Knight, is a multi-aircraft-common terrain following/terrain avoidance (TF/TA) radar replacement for Special Operations MH-47 and MH-60 helicopters, MC-130 turboprop aircraft, and CV-22 tiltrotor.

The security level of the Silent Knight program is at the secret level of classification.

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