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Army May Procure Up To 14 Q-53s Under New Contracting Vehicle, Lockheed Martin Official Says

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, April 26th, 2022

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Army May Procure Up To 14 Q-53s Under New Contracting Vehicle, Lockheed Martin Official Says

The AN/TPQ-53 radar system. Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin.

SYRACUSE, N.Y.--The Army may procure up to 14 Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built Q-53 radars under the program’s new contracting vehicle, according to a company official. Mark Mekker, Lockheed Martin’s program director for Army radars, told reporters on Monday during a media visit here at the company’s manufacturing facility that the recently announced, potential $3.3 billion Q-53 contract vehicle will also further work upgrading the radar fleet Gallium Nitride (GaN) and digital antenna capability. “Our goal is not for a 20-year lifecycle…

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