Lockheed Martin Radar Selected for Pacific Alaska Range Complex

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The Alaska Range

Syracuse - Jun 04, 2003
The U.S. Air Force has selected Lockheed Martin's AN/TPS-77 transportable radar system for its Pacific Alaska Range Complex (PARC) under a contract worth nearly $14 million. This is the first time the USAF has procured this system for its own use, though it currently is in its inventory as a result of a direct foreign military sales contract.

Under the new contract, awarded following a competition, Lockheed Martin will provide a radar system for deployment on a rocky, barren mountaintop located in the Alaska Range between Tok, Alaska, and Dawson, Yukon Territory.

The site only sees good weather for about four months of the year and can only be accessed by helicopter. Once the site is set up with a radome, diesel tank and fuel system, the USAF will control it remotely from two terminals at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska.

"The radar system will help improve range safety and provide air space surveillance so that military pilots can safely maneuver around bush pilots and other aircraft in the area," said Denny Beres, vice president, radar/sensor systems for Lockheed Martin in Syracuse.

"The radar's look down capability was especially important to the U.S. Air Force's range safety mission. Since the site is not easily accessible, the remote control capability was a must."

The AN/TPS-77 is the latest configuration of the world's most successful 3D, solid-state radar design.

This L-band, tactical transportable radar provides continuous high-quality 3-D surveillance on aircraft targets out to 250 nautical miles and shares commonality with the AN/FPS-117 radar with regard to maintenance activity and Line Replaceable Units (LRUs).

There are 127 AN/FPS-117 systems operational in 14 countries and many have operated for years completely unmanned in remote areas and in a wide range of operational environments.

Lockheed Martin will produce the AN/TPS-77 at its facility in Syracuse, N.Y., and will deliver it as weather permits in 2004.

A leader in the design, development and integration of radar systems, vessel traffic and port safety, simulation and training systems and other complex electronic systems, Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems (NE&SS) - Radar Systems serves a wide range of customers. T

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Northrop Grumman Receives $113 Million For 17th Joint Stars Aircraft

Melbourne - May 20, 2003
Northrop Grumman has received a final $113 million increment of a $257 million contract for production of the 17th E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft. The contract includes funding to establish postproduction planning and support after the completion of the final aircraft. Delivery of the 17th E-8C Joint STARS to the U.S. Air Force is scheduled for March 2005.

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