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Thursday, October 20, 2011

First shipboard integration of a true dual-band radar suite

USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25)Raytheon Company has completed the shipboard installation of the Cobra Judy Replacement program's X- and S-band antennas onto the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25).

These massive active phased-array antennas, each weighing more than 500,000 pounds, were installed onto the ship at Kiewit Offshore Services (KOS), Corpus Christi, Texas.

"This is a significant chapter in Raytheon's extensive legacy in large-scale active phased-array radars," said Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' (IDS) Kevin Peppe, vice president of Seapower Capability Systems.

"The Cobra Judy Replacement program marks the first shipboard integration of a true dual-band active phased-array radar suite – a major milestone for both the U.S. Navy and our industry team."

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