Navy’s new powerful radar at HII

WASHINGTON - The Navy has taken delivery of the first AN/SPY-6 radar array for the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Jack Lucas, which was designed and built specifically to accommodate the upgraded air and missile defense radar. The Raytheon system is about 30 times more sensitive than the SPY-1 arrays on cruisers and older destroyers, but it requires more power, which led to a major redesign of the Flight IIA. Jack Lucas, being built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., is the first of the new builds. The ship is scheduled to be delivered in 2024. Delivery of the first SPY-6 marks a major step for the radar, which looks poised to rapidly become the fleet standard. The Navy plans to install a scaled-down version of the radar on older Arleigh Burke destroyers and the future frigate (FFG(X)). Wes Kremer, president of the Raytheon Missiles & Defense business, is confident the radar has been put through its acquisition paces, and will approach the next hurdle during Jack Lucas’ sea trials. (Source: Defense News 07/20/20) https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/07/20/us-navy-takes-delivery-of-new-more-powerful-radar/