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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Northrop to operate man-hunting airborne radar system for operations in Afghanistan

Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation RadarAirborne radar experts at the Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems segment in Linthicum, Md., will continue to operate and support a system designed to detect and follow people traveling on foot, as well as moving land vehicles, under terms of a $65.3 million contract modification announced Friday.

Northrop Grumman will do the work on the U.S. Army's Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER) system. Awarding the contract were officials of the Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. The VADER man-hunting radar is for manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

The contract calls for Northrop Grumman operate and sustain the VADER system now deployed in theater. The Army has been operating three VADER man-hunting radar systems -- two in Afghanistan and one in the U.S.

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