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Boeing awarded contract to upgrade radar on Japan's Awacs Fleet

St. Louis, USA - Kit realized from Northrop Grumman

Boeing has been awarded a USD 108 million contract to deliver Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP) kits to Japan's fleet of four E-767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. RSIP increases the AWACS aircraft's radar sensitivity, allowing it to detect and track smaller targets. It also improves the radar's existing computer with a new high-reliability multi-processor and rewrites...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 69389
Rome, Italy, 11/16/2006 14:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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