EASR to begin live testing at Wallops Island Test Facility

Raytheon’s Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) is now sitting on top of a 100 foot test tower at the Surface Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island, Virginia. It will undergo system-level testing for the rest of this year.

The Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar, or EASR, is the U.S. Navy’s next generation radar for aircraft carriers and amphibious warfare ships, providing simultaneous anti-air and anti-surface warfare, electronic protection and air traffic control capabilities.

Photo” Raytheon

A single-face rotating array designated AN/SPY-6(V)2 will be installed on amphibious assault ships and Nimitz class carriers, and a three fixed-face array designated AN/SPY-6(V)3 for Ford class aircraft carriers and the future FFG(X) guided missile frigates.

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