This latest version features GaN technology for increased
sensitivity.
TUCSON,
Ariz., Sept. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon,
an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has delivered the first AN/TPY-2 radar
for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The AN/TPY-2 is a missile defense radar that can detect, track and
discriminate ballistic missiles in multiple phases of flight.
This is the first AN/TPY-2 radar with a complete Gallium
Nitride, or GaN, populated array in the system. GaN is a glasslike
material that offers key advantages over other radio frequency
semiconductors in energy efficiency, weight and power output. GaN
technology provides greater sensitivity to increase range as well
as expand surveillance capacity. This technology is also a key
enabler in allowing the AN/TPY-2 radar to support the hypersonic
mission.
"The latest AN/TPY-2 radar is now in a different class with
Raytheon making more than 50 enhancements to the radar," said
Paul Ferraro, President, Air &
Space Defense Systems, Raytheon. "These upgrades will help
Saudi Arabia to better defend
itself from missile threats and will additionally benefit the
entire fleet with enhanced sensing capability."
AN/TPY-2 operates in the X-band of the electromagnetic spectrum.
This enables it to see targets more clearly and distinguish between
an actual threat to a defended area and non-threat objects, like
separation debris. When operating in Terminal mode, AN/TPY-2 is
directly in the fire control loop of the Terminal High Altitude
Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defense system through its
direct communication with the THAAD missile.
About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading
provider of defense solutions to help the U.S. government, our
allies and partners defend their national sovereignty and ensure
their security. For more than 100 years, Raytheon has developed new
technologies and enhanced existing capabilities in integrated air
and missile defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and
radars, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile
defense across land, air, sea and space.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX
pushes the limits of technology and science to redefine how we
connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses
– Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we
are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems, and
developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing
to help global customers address their most critical challenges.
The company, with 2023 sales of $69
billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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