Northrop Grumman, a leading global company in aerospace and defense technology, is actively improving the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) by introducing new enhancements to extend its range and incorporate advanced capabilities. These upgrades follow the successful completion of Full Rate Production lot one for the U.S. Marine Corps, with G/ATOR proving its effectiveness as a versatile expeditionary air defense solution suitable for safeguarding air bases. Building on the achievements of the currently deployed systems, Northrop Grumman has planned additional performance upgrades for the multifunction radar systems in production, set to be implemented next year.
“The advanced functionality significantly increases the range of the current system, enhances cruise missile defense capability, and establishes G/ATOR as the most agile ground-based surveillance and integrated fire control system available today,” said Melissa Johanson, director, advanced land sensors, Northrop Grumman. “We are committed to outpacing modern adversary threat systems for partner and allied forces with advanced surveillance and fire control capability.”
G/ATOR combines five of the Marine Corps’ single-mission radars into one multi-mission system for total air and missile defense surveillance. This provides a new level of protection and situational understanding for warfighters and enables them to make better decisions when it matters most. The Marine Corps has been granted funding from Congress for eight additional G/ATOR systems. To date, 21 of the 46 Northrop Grumman systems have been fielded.
G/ATOR is one piece of the solution, providing joint forces with an operational picture and a deep breadth of data to operate in today’s contested environment in support of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 strategy.
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