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Missile Defense

First 10 LRDR Panels Delivered To MDA Alaska Facility

Tuesday, March 10th, 2020

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First 10 LRDR Panels Delivered To MDA Alaska Facility

Construction of the structure that will house the Missile Defense Agency’s Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) is almost finished at Clear Air Force Station in Clear, Alaska in 2020. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered the first 10 Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) antenna panels to the Missile Defense Agency’s facility in Clear, Alaska, the company said this week. The LRDR system will consist of two radar antenna arrays, each made of 10 panels. The company expects to fully deliver the radar system to MDA later this year. It will be deployed in Clear Air Force Station. Lockheed Martin spokeswoman Rae Fulkerson told Defense Daily eight of the panels have…

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