Date: 04 May 2004
Northrop Grumman Corporation will develop, integrate and test the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) radar under a new six-year, US$ 888 million contract (Phase II) awarded by the US Air Force's Electronic Systems Center. MP-RTIP is a modular, active electronically scanned array radar system that can be scaled in size for integration on manned and unmanned airborne platforms.
The US Air Force plans to deploy the radar on its RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance system and the E-10A/Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft (MC2A). The radar is designed to give commanders the ability to simultaneously conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions over a wide geographic area.
During Phase II, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon will produce six MP-RTIP radar systems: three for Global Hawk, three for the E-10A. The team expects to begin flight-testing the first Global Hawk development unit in 2006.
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