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ONR Funds Raytheon Software to Let Navy Radars Run Multiple Missions at Once

The software-first design targets faster upgrades across ship classes.

Overview

  • The Office of Naval Research awarded Raytheon $22.6 million for the STORM radar software program.
  • STORM, short for Subarray Transmit Orthogonality for Receive Multiplexing, aims to let each radar subarray operate on its own.
  • The approach would let one shipboard radar track threats, guide weapons, and scan for targets at the same time.
  • The software will shape radar transmissions to share spectrum with nearby 5G networks and reduce interference.
  • Raytheon plans a series of demonstrations before fleet use, with work scheduled through April 2029.