US EditionUS Military Enhances Defense with Advanced Anti-Hypersonic Radar Upgrade
- Raytheon has supplied the U.S. Missile Defense Agency with the first AN/TPY-2 radar upgraded with a Gallium Nitride array for the THAAD missile defense system.
- The delivery follows Raytheon's 2016 contract to modernize the radar, with Saudi Arabia pioneering this upgrade and receiving the first GaN-equipped radar last September.
- This radar can track hypersonic missiles, operate continuously as a mobile unit, and provide targeting data beyond just THAAD batteries to other interceptors.
- Jon Norman, Raytheon’s vice president, explained that the radar’s improved range allows it to detect targets at double the previous distance, enabling earlier missile guidance decisions for systems such as the SM series, Patriot, and THAAD.
- The upgraded radar strengthens homeland and allied missile defenses, supporting initiatives like the Golden Dome missile shield concept amid growing demand for advanced aerial threat protection.
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A newly upgraded Raytheon radar is joining US hypersonic missile defense
Both China and Russia have developed hypersonic missiles, and the US is currently working on one.GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty ImagesRaytheon, a division of RTX, announced its new upgraded radar for hypersonic missile defense.The company said on Monday it delivered the radar to the US Missile Defense Agency.Hypersonic weapons are fast with unpredictable flight patterns that challenge current missile defenses.Raytheon has given the US Missile Defense …
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