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The US Army continues to make progress in the EMD phase of its Sentinel A4 #AESA radar program. In addition to funding development and operational testing, the Army has requested $162 Million in its FY-2024 budget request to procure 12 AN/MPQ-64A4 Sentinel X-band radars. #GaN ImageImageImage
The AN/MPQ-64A4 will be organic to both Army IAMD, and its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 force. As a short-medium range sensor, it will help provide Situational Awareness, NCTR and Fire Quality tracks against FW/RW aircraft, Cruise Missiles, and the RAM threat. ImageImage
The 12 AN/MPQ-64A4's requested in FY-2024 would be from the third LRIP batch for the Sentinel radar #AESA upgrade program. At its peak, the US Army expects to field 44 Sentinel A4's a year - a cadence of about 4 radar upgrades a month.
By the end of the decade, the US Army plans to have received approximately 170 AN/MPQ-64A4 radars to support various mission needs. Image

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