G/ATOR radar production contract won by Saab
NewsDecember 10, 2019
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Saab has received an order for components and subsystems in support of full-rate production for the U.S. Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), which has the U.S. designation AN/TPS-80.
The initial order value is $31.9 million, and the contract includes options for additional systems over a five-year period. G/ATOR provides the U.S. Marine Corps with capability for air surveillance, air defense, and ground weapon locating missions in one single ground-based radar solution.
Saab received the order from Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, the prime contractor for G/ATOR to the Marine Corps. Saab's order includes options for additional sets of assemblies and associated spares. Deliveries are anticipated to take place between 2020 and 2024.
