SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $281
million contract by the United States Army to develop the
Sentinel A4 radar system.
Sentinel A4 is a high-performance modification of the Sentinel
A3 (AN/MPQ-64A3) air and missile defense radar that will provide
updates to improve the existing Sentinel capability against cruise
missiles, unmanned aerial systems, rotary wing and fixed wing
threats.
The new Sentinel A4 radar will provide improved surveillance,
detection, and classification capabilities against current and
emerging aerial threats in order to protect Army maneuver
formations and high value static assets to include: command and
control nodes, tactical assembly areas and geo-political centers.
This needed capability will help protect our warfighters for the
next 40 years.
"By leveraging our open scalable radar architecture and
production efforts, we believe we provide the lowest risk and best
value solution for the U.S. Army that will help protect our
warfighters for years to come," said Dr. Rob Smith, vice president and general manager
for Lockheed Martin's Radar and Sensor Systems. "We have fielded
numerous tactical Gallium Nitride (GaN) based radars beginning with
the delivery of the TPS-77 Multi Role Radar to Latvia in 2018 and we are under contract with
the Army to insert GaN into the Q-53 system."
Proven Radar Experience
With broad and deep experience
developing and delivering ground-based radar solutions to our
customers, our high-performing, high-reliability, solid state radar
(SSR) systems specialize in counter target acquisition, early
warning, situational awareness, and integrated air and missile
defense. Our radars are designed with the highest degree of
commonality and fully integrated SSR systems. They can operate in
all environments, are available in highly mobile configurations and
are deployed worldwide. It's why Lockheed Martin's ground-based
radars are the choice of more than 45 nations on six
continents.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
105,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
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