MDA Seeks New Ground Radars, AN/TPY-2 Boost For Golden Dome

(L-R) An AN/TPY-2 cooling unit, electronics unit, and antenna. Photo: Missile Defense Agency

An AN/TPY-2 cooling unit, electronics unit, and antenna (left to right).

Credit: Missile Defense Agency
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is looking for fresh options to develop a theater-based ground radar that would support the nascent Golden Dome for America program, a July 24 notice says. The new radar is envisioned as a mobile system capable of countering ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missile...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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