Raytheon installs first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at Wallops Island for US Navy destroyer backfit

Published Aug 3, 04:03 PM UTC

Raytheon, an RTX business, has delivered and installed the first land-based SPY-6(V)4 radar array at the Surface Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island, Virginia. This marks a major milestone for the U.S. Navy's Flight IIA Destroyer modernization and the SPY-6 backfit program. The Wallops site, situated over an open-water environment, will support extensive testing of the radar and its power and combat system interfaces ahead of installation on USS Pinckney (DDG 91), the first ship to be backfit with SPY-6(V)4. Initial testing will begin later this year and continue through mid-2028. The effort is a collaboration between the Navy, NASA Wallops team, and industry partners. Over the next decade, SPY-6 is expected to be deployed on more than 50 U.S. Navy ships, enhancing defense against air, surface, ballistic, and electronic warfare threats.