News: Microelectronics
20 May 2025
Raytheon delivers 13th AN/TPY-2 radar for US Missile Defense Agency
US-based Raytheon (a business of aerospace & defense company RTX of Arlington, VA) has delivered the first AN/TPY-2 radar to the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with a complete gallium nitride (GaN)-populated array. The AN/TPY-2 is a missile defense radar that can detect, track and discriminate ballistic missiles in multiple phases of flight.
GaN provides greater sensitivity to increase range, expands surveillance capacity and supports the hypersonic defense mission. The radar also features the latest CX6 high-performance computing software that offers more precise target discrimination and electronic attack protection.
AN/TPY-2 operates in the X-band of the electromagnetic spectrum, enabling it to see targets more clearly and distinguish between a threat and non-threat objects, such as separation debris.
“This is the most advanced version of AN/TPY-2 that Raytheon has built, leveraging years of investment and innovation to produce superior capability at a lower cost to the US armed forces,” says Sam Deneke, president of Air and Space Defense Systems at Raytheon. “As demand increases for missile defense of the homeland, the AN/TPY-2 radar is ready to meet the mission.”
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