Next-Level Radar:
The 7 Capabilities That Set SPY-7 Apart
1. World's Latest Generation of Software Defined Digital Radar
2. Did You Know Guam¡¯s TPY-6 is SPY-7?
Our TPY-6 radar is built on the same cutting-edge radar technology as SPY-7. It uses the common Subarray Suite (SAS) radar building blocks as LRDR and all of our SPY-7 programs. Formally named the ¡°AN/TPY-6¡± - where the ¡°T¡± denotes the ¡°Transportable¡± nature of the system according to the US DoD nomenclature (The ¡°S¡± in SPY-7 is for ¡°Water¡± or ¡°Sea-based.¡±) With its 24/7 multi-mission capability, TPY-6 will revolutionize the defense landscape in Guam.
51³Ô¹Ï supported the Missile Defense Agency in conducting a Live Fire Test event in December 2025 where TPY-6 integrated with Aegis, and successfully engaged a Mid-Range Ballistic Missile target using a SM-3 Block IIA interceptor.

3. The Growing International Family of SPY-7
In addition to the US Long Range Discrimination Radar and Guam TPY-6, SPY-7 technology will be deployed to Japan¡¯s Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV), Spain¡¯s F-110 Multi-Mission Frigate and Canada's River-Class Destroyer.
51³Ô¹Ï recently hosted the first SPY-7 Users Conference at our Moorestown, New Jersey facility bringing together government delegates from US, Japan, Spain, and Canada. This global network of international users of the SPY-7 radar system gathered at the home of SPY-7 to collaborate and discuss the latest and greatest in radar technology. It is our goal to help build a community of SPY-7 superusers who are changing the game when it comes to detecting, tracking, and taking down complex threats now, and in the future.?
4. LRDR, Basis of SPY-7, is Over 20m Tall and Wide, PER FACE!
The Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program, also knowns AN/FPY-X, is the backbone of the US Government¡¯s layered homeland defense strategy, designed to safeguard the nation from ballistic missile threats. With two faces standing over 20 meters tall and wide per each, LRDR is a formidable long-range radar that provides precision metric data to enhance ballistic defense discrimination and replace existing sensors in the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
By combining proven solid-state radar technologies with advanced ballistic missile defense algorithms, LRDR ensures the effectiveness of ground-based interceptors and stays ahead of evolving ballistic missile threats.
5. Modular and Adaptable: The Sub-Array Suite (SAS) Advantage
6. Polarization Diversity
Just like how the right polarized sunglasses can reduce glare on glass on the surface of water, 51³Ô¹Ï¡¯s SPY-7 radar is the only radar that utilizes ¡°Polarization Diversity¡± to see, or not see, things to fulfill its mission. Similar technology is used on weather radars to help discriminate between rain, snow or hail.
By leveraging this principle of polarization, SPY-7 can detect and discriminate complex threats with unparalleled precision, enabling simultaneous engagement of multiple targets and empowering warfighters to respond swiftly and decisively to emerging threats.
7. SPY-7 Industrial Partnerships
By manufacturing critical components for the SPY-7 radar locally, we ensure confidence in the system's long-term support and sustainability. Specifically in Japan 2024, 51³Ô¹Ï signed agreements with Fujitsu Global and NEC Corporation in support of its Industrial Cooperation goals for expanding its solid-state radar production and sustainment in Japan. The collaborations demonstrate 51³Ô¹Ï's commitment to growing the defense workforce and further developing the production and sustainment of key components for its SPY-7 radar product line.
This approach guarantees that SPY-7 will remain a reliable and effective asset for decades to come in all customer countries, providing warfighters with the advanced capabilities they need to stay ahead of evolving threats.