AN/SPY-6(V) radars are modular systems that can easily be scaled to the needs of many U.S. naval vessels. SPY-6 naval radars ...

SPY-6 counters large and complex raids, and works in high-clutter and jamming environments. Its software baseline is reprogrammable, meaning it is able to adapt to new missions and emerging threats.

Raytheon’s SPY-6 radar transmitter uses a material known as military-grade Gallium Nitride (GaN), a substance that is up to 1,000-times more efficient than the existing Gallium Arsenide used today.

SPY-6 is built using individual 2-square-foot building blocks called Radar Modular Assemblies (RMAs). The one that will be built on the Flight III DDGs is made up of 37 RMAs.

RTX Corporation’s RTX business segment, Raytheon, recently secured an order worth $536 million from the U.S. Navy to upgrade Flight IIA warships with its SPY-6(v)4 variant of radar. Per the deal ...

The SPY-6 being installed on the new Flight III DDGs is made up of 37 of the RMA blocks, whereas the variant going on the older Flight IIA ships to replace the Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1D(v) ...

The AN/SPY-6 is expected to undergo further development and testing, with plans to eventually integrate it as the next-generation radar for Aegis ballistic missile defense ...

Much like today’s AN/SPY-1D radar, the SPY-6 V(1) will be able to scan the surface as well, assisting with the fire-control technology needed to identify where an incoming threat can be intercepted.

Issued under a potential $3.2 billion contract award in 2022, the modification required the delivery of SPY-6 radar hardware, production and sustainment support services through September 2028 to ...

Raytheon Missiles & Defense has obtained a $650.75 million contract from US Naval Sea Systems Command to produce hardware for the AN/SPY-6 family of radars.. If all options are exercised, work will be ...

Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), equipped with the SPY-6(V)1 radar, completed builder’s trials in Gulf of Mexico in April 2023.

Take a look at part of Raytheon's SPY-6 radar, and find out what's next for the next-gen system. About Jeff Martin Jeff Martin is the Associate Editor for Multimedia and the host & producer of ...