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Air Force Eyes Proposal to Improve Sustainment of FPS-117

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Air Force Eyes Proposal to Improve Sustainment of FPS-117
Pictured is a long-range warning radar site (U.S. Air Force Photo)

In the next year, the U.S. Air Force may issue a five-year Advanced Range and Radar Array Key Instrument for Sustainment (ARRAKIS) solicitation to improve the performance of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AN/FPS-117 radar, originally developed by General Electric [GE]. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) held an ARRAKIS industry day at the FPS-117 engineering facility at Hill AFB, Utah on Nov. 20. The Air Force is looking to sustain the FPS-117 until at least 2035. The 250 mile range, three…

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