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| Raytheon
Delivers First International Maritime Surveillance Radar to Boeing for
Indian Navy P-8I |
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Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered the first international version of
its APY-10 surveillance radar to Boeing. The radar will be installed
on the P-8I aircraft Boeing is building for the Indian navy.
"Our APY-10 radar will provide the Indian navy with proven, low-risk
technology built on generations of successful Raytheon maritime radar
systems," said Tim Carey, vice president for Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance Systems at Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems
business. "Adaptable and configurable, the APY-10 radar is a premier
example of Raytheon's ability to meet key customer requirements."
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Indian Navy
P-8I takes off from Renton Field for its first flight
(picture: Boeing)
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The APY-10 radar delivers accurate and actionable information
in all weather, day and night, for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare,
and for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. |
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Indian Navy
P-8I during its first flight
(picture: Boeing)
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To meet unique requirements
for the Indian navy, Raytheon has added an air-to-air mode, which provides
the detection and tracking of airborne targets, allowing customers to
detect threats in the air as well as at sea. In addition, an interleaved
weather and surface search capability has been added to provide the cockpit
with up-to-date weather avoidance information while performing surveillance
missions.
With reduced weight and power consumption, the APY-10 radar has improved
the average mean time between failure by six times over earlier generation
radars. In addition to the new capabilities, the design can accommodate
significant future growth. Raytheon is under contract to produce eight
APY-10 radars for the Indian navy. |
