Raytheon to upgrade US Navy SPY-6 radars with software to spot smaller targets

Raytheon won a contract from the US Office of Naval Research to develop software upgrades for the SPY-6 naval radar family. The new signal- and data-processing algorithms aim to extend detection range, boost sensitivity and speed up target classification. Work will run through 2031 at facilities in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and Andover, Massachusetts.

• ONR contract favors software over radar hardware replacement
• Goal: detect smaller targets farther away and classify faster
• Work runs through 2031 in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
• Covers SPY-6(V)2 and SPY-6(V)3 for carriers and frigates