ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has ordered six more Enterprise Air Search Radars (EASRs) from Raytheon Missiles and Defense, the Defense Department said in a July 17 release.
The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense of Marlborough, Massachusetts, a $125.9 million fixed-price, incentive fee modification to a previously awarded to exercise options for the six low- rate initial production units.
The six units include four SPY-6(V)2 rotator versions and two SPY-6(V)3 fixed-faced versions. These versions are scaled-down versions of the SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar being installed on the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers.
The AN/SPY-6(V)2 EASR rotator units will be deployed on the amphibious assault ship USS Bougainville (LHA 8), the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), the last Flight I San Antonio-class amphibious platform dock ship USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) and the first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious platform dock ship USS Harrisburg (LPD 30), respectively.
The two SPY-6(V)3 EASR fixed-faced units will be deployed on the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) and the first ship of the new FFG(X) guided-missile frigates.
Work is expected to be completed by January 2023.
