AN/SPY-6 AMDR
Type: Radar System
Domain: sea
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Raytheon Technologies
First Deployed: 2024
Overview
The AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) is a next-generation S-band AESA radar replacing the AN/SPY-1 on Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. It provides 35x the sensitivity of the SPY-1 in a scalable architecture, enabling simultaneous air defense, ballistic missile defense, and horizon search. Its modular Radar Modular Assembly (RMA) design allows installation across multiple ship classes.
Technical Specifications
| band | S-band |
|---|---|
| type | Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) |
| modes | Air defense, BMD, horizon search simultaneously |
| range | Classified (estimated 550+ km) |
| sensitivity | 35x AN/SPY-1 |
| architecture | Scalable modular (RMA-based) |
| installed_on | Flight III Arleigh Burke, next-gen ships |
Operators
- United States
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