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Tewksbury, MA (SPX) Feb 16, 2007 Raytheon has been awarded a $212 million contract by the Missile Defense Agency for the manufacture, delivery and integration support of one Terminal High Altitude Area Defense radar, also called the AN/TPY-2 radar. "The AN/TPY-2 radar plays a vital role in the Ballistic Missile Defense System, protecting the U.S., deployed forces and allies from ballistic missile threats," said Pete Franklin, vice president of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' (IDS) Missile Defense business. "This award underscores the Missile Defense Agency's confidence in Raytheon's ability to deliver affordable, advanced sensor capabilities to meet the Ballistic Missile Defense System mission." Under the terms of the contract, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems will manufacture one AN/TPY-2 radar. Work will be performed at Raytheon's Missile Defense Center in Woburn, Mass., and at the company's Integrated Air Defense Center in Andover, Mass. The AN/TPY-2 is a high-power, transportable X-Band radar designed to detect, track and discriminate ballistic missile threats. Raytheon IDS designed and built the AN/TPY-2 radar for the Ballistic Missile Defense System and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system drawing on extensive sensor knowledge from its X-Band "Family of Radars." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Raytheon Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com Read the latest in Military Space Communications Technology at SpaceWar.com Space Technology News - Applications and Research
Colorado To Develop Innovative Insulation For Space
Denver CO (SPX) Feb 16, 2007Quest Product Development with partner Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation have won a NASA Small Business Innovation Research grant to develop an advanced thermal insulation needed for long manned space exploration missions. Integrated Multilayer Insulation (IMLI) is expected to be two to three times better insulation than the current best spacecraft insulation known. |
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