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Raytheon, Northrop Grumman To Further Develop JStars Radars
The U.S. Air Force served notice that it will
Northrop Grumman and Gulfstream are teamed to offer the G550 business jet as a JStars platform. (Image: Northrop Grumman)
Northrop Grumman and Gulfstream are teamed to offer the G550 business jet as a JStars platform. (Image: Northrop Grumman)

The U.S. Air Force will award technology development contracts to Raytheon and Northrop Grumman for the radar subsystem of the new Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JStars). The sole-source awards require the contractors to mature their radar designs over an 18-month period.