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Lockheed, Intel’s Altera Collaborating On Microelectronics Project For MH-60R Defense System Upgrade

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, April 8th, 2024

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Lockheed, Intel’s Altera Collaborating On Microelectronics Project For MH-60R Defense System Upgrade

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday its working with Intel [INTC] and its Altera semiconductor manufacturing firm to develop an open architecture, low size weight and power upgrade that increases the capability of the electronic defense system on the Navy’s MH-60R helicopters. Kevin Mahoney, Lockheed Martin’s director of airborne electronic warfare, told reporters the project is in support of the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s (OUSD R&E) Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging (STAMP) program, with…

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