"Raytheon Co., Marlborough, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $327,146,998 to a previously awarded contract for Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) low-rate initial production, the release stated on Monday. "This modification will provide for the first three Air and Missile Defense Radar low-rate initial production units, including non-recurring engineering efforts in support of production."
Also known as AN/SPY-6(V), AMDR supports long range, exoatmospheric detection, tracking and discrimination of ballistic missiles plus defense against air and surface threats, according to published reports. The system will be installed on next-generation Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyers.
AMDR uses Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors that cost 34 percent less than alternatives and they deliver higher power and efficiency.