Article: United States: Navy ponders advanced shipboard radar system for missile, air, and surface defense.

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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 ...

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