Raytheon ships ballistic missile radar system
Raytheon Company of Tewksbury has shipped its second Ballistic Missile Defense System Forward Based X-Band Transportable (FBX-T) radar system to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for final testing.
The company, which has operations in Marlboro, shipped the radar system ahead of schedule and under budget. The Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) Missile Defense Business Area was awarded the contract by the MDA to develop the radar in April of 2003, and its first system is currently deployed in Japan. It is the first new MDA system to be developed and deployed as an operational asset outside the U.S.
The X-Band radar is designed to detect, track, and discriminate ballistic missile threats early in flight, helping to identify, assess, and engage threats to the U.S. and allies.
"With the completion of the factory testing and acceptance of the second FBX-T radar, we have taken another significant step toward implementing an effective capability to protect the U.S., deployed forces and allies from ballistic missile threats," said Pete Franklin, vice president of Raytheon IDS Missile Defense Business Area.
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