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WASHINGTON, 28 Oct. 2009. U.S. Navy officials are considering a project to develop an advanced missile- air- and surface-defense radar system that blends S-band radar, X-band radar, and a radar suite controller.
Leaders of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Washington plan to post a solicitation for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) surface ship radar system, which will be scalable to fit aboard a variety of surface warships and other maritime vessels -- particularly for the future CG(X) Navy cruiser.
The AMDR, as NAVSEA experts envision the surveillance radar concept today, will consist of an S-band military radar (AMDR-S), an X-band radar (AMDR-X), and a radar suite controller (RSC).
This concept calls for the AMDR-S to provide volume search, tracking, ballistic missile defense (BMD) discrimination, and missile communications, and the AMDR-X to provide horizon search, precision tracking, missile communications, and terminal illumination.
Both radars will be integrated into a suite by the RSC, which will provide the interfaces between the AMDR-S, AMDR-X, and combat system. The RSC will perform all coordinating actions to ensure that both radars operate together in a wide variety of conditions.
Navy officials say they still are not 100 percent certain they will issue a formal solicitation for the Air and Missile Defense Radar system, but if they do they will issue it electronically via http://www.neco.navy.mil. If the project goes forward, as many as three technology development contracts will be awarded.
Industry's action item now is to watch for a solicitation. If issued, companies must have top secret facility clearances and must be U.S. companies or independent U.S. subsidiaries to be considered. Development will be subject to the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARs).
Companies that have expressed interest in this job thus far are Raytheon Co. of Tewksbury, Mass.; Lockheed Martin Corp. of Moorestown, N.J.; Sky Computers Inc. of Chelmsford, Mass.; Tech Source Inc. of Altamonte Springs, Fla.; Media Ventures LLC of Florissant, Mo.; Communications & Power Industries Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif.; EMS Technologies Inc. of Norcross, Ga.; and Advance Manufacturing Technology Inc. in Salt Lake City.
NAVSEA officials awarded $10 million study contracts for the AMDR-S and RSC in late June to the Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems segment in Linthicum Heights, Md.; Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors (MS2) in Moorestown, N.J.; Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) in Sudbury, Mass.
The solicitation number for the AMDR project is N0002410R5340. For questions about the project, contact the Navy's Mike Kilbane by phone at 202-781-1395.
More information about this potential contracting opportunity is online at https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/NAVSEAHQ/N0002410R5340/listing.html
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