Mitsubishi Electric in line to be key supplier for U.S. Navy radar

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20231102N Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer

RTX has supplied its SPY-6 air and missile defense radar to an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.  © Reuters

RYO NAKAMURA and MIU KOYAMA, Nikkei staff writers

WASHINGTON/TOKYO -- U.S. defense contractor RTX is finalizing a deal to procure a major component from Japan's Mitsubishi Electric for an advanced missile defense radar system, people familiar with the matter told Nikkei.

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