US Army showing interest in G/ATOR missile-killing radar, Northrop says

Northrop Grumman’s new multi-mission radar system has earned effusive praise from Marine Corps leaders as it surges well past the halfway point in fielding. On the heels of that success, officials said this month, other potential customers, including the U.S. Army, have expressed interest in the system. The AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar, or G/ATOR, is the Marine Corps’ solution for defending against a broad range of airborne threats , particularly in the Pacific littorals. It replaces five older radar systems, and last year received an extended-range software upgrade that boosted…