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October 20, 2011 defpro.com
SAN DIEGO | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Herley New England subsidiary has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $2.1 million by an International customer to provide a complex integrated microwave assembly (IMA) to be used in the CAPTOR Radar on the Typhoon Eurofighter.
Developed by Europe's leading aerospace companies, Typhoon Eurofighter is the aircraft of choice for six nations' Air Forces – Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The CAPTOR Radar is a multi-mode pulse Doppler Radar which provides Air-to-Air and Air-to-Surface features.
John McClay, General Manager of Herley New England commented, "Herley New England is pleased to receive this follow-on production contract. This demonstrates our ability to deliver highly complex IMAs to specification and on time to satisfy our customer's most stringent requirements."