The U.S. Navy and RTX’s Raytheon completed the first live test of the SPY-6(V)4 radar at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, the company announced on Tuesday.
Conducted at the Advanced Radar Detection Laboratory, the trials involved tracking air and surface targets over open water in varied conditions. The test produced the first live data set for the (V)4 configuration, which will be used to refine the system before shipboard deployment.
“The successful live demonstration of the SPY-6(V)4 radar is a major step forward in advancing the capabilities of today’s fleet and supporting allied operations worldwide,” said Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon. “The radar will allow existing U.S. Navy Flight IIA Destroyers to significantly upgrade their detection and tracking capabilities, allowing sailors to more effectively monitor and respond to potential threats in real-time.”
The SPY-6(V)4 will be installed on Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyers. It is part of the Navy’s broader SPY-6 family of radars, which are designed to detect ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles as well as anti-air and anti-surface threats.
Raytheon secured a $3.2 billion contract in 2022 to produce the SPY-6 radar family, which is expected to be deployed on more than 60 U.S. Navy ships over the next decade.
