Mitsubishi Electric Contracted with RTX’s Raytheon for U.S. Navy Radar Production

Published on July 24, 2024

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has engaged with Raytheon, an RTX business to supply components of the SPY-6(V) radar for U.S. Navy vessels

The Raytheon-built SPY-6(V) family of radars is the most advanced radar technology in production today. It is projected to be deployed on 65 U.S. Navy ships over the next 10 years to defend against various threats.

This contract with Raytheon will enable Mitsubishi to begin preparations on the production of SPY-6(V) components to be supplied to the U.S. Navy, and to participate in the U.S. Navy’s defense-equipment supply chain business in future.

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