Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) picked up a $120 million contract from the Navy to conduct technology development for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR).
The program, a next-generation radar system planned for the “Navy’s Future Surface Combatant, ” the goal of AMDR is designed to be a scalable, multi-mission radar system.
“Under this two-year contract, Northrop Grumman will mature and demonstrate several key technologies required for the AMDR S-band radar and the radar suite controller, ” said Steve McCoy, vice president of the advanced concepts business unit for the company’s Electronic Systems sector.