The US Department of Defense announced on 24 February that it had awarded a USD1.07 billion contract to Raytheon to supply an unidentified early warning radar system to Qatar. It said the contract is expected to be completed by 20 June 2021. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in July 2013 that Qatar had requested the sale of a Raytheon AN/FPS-132 Block 5 early warning radar at an estimated cost of USD1.1 billion. The AN/FPS-132 is an upgraded version of the AN/FPS-123 'Pave PAWS' ultra-high-frequency-band, long-range radar that is used by US Strategic Command to provide early warning of intercontinental and submarine-launched ballistic missiles approaching the United States.
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