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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Northrop Grumman Announces Integration of First Complete Ground / Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) System


Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced the integration of all subsystems of the AN/TPS-80 Ground / Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system.

This first, complete G/ATOR system is currently undergoing system-level integration and performance testing to include live target testing at the company's Electronic Systems sector engineering and manufacturing complex adjacent to the Baltimore Washington International Marshall Airport.

G/ATOR's subsystems include the Radar Equipment Group (REG), the Communications Equipment Group (CEG) and the Power Equipment Group (PEG). The heart of the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR system, the REG consists of the advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) antenna and all associated control and processing electronics mounted on a lightweight tactical trailer.

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