
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is aiming for a New Year’s Day 2015 groundbreaking for its $915 million Space Fence ground-based space situational awareness (SSA) radar, according to a company executive. Lockheed Martin Vice President for Advanced Systems Steve Bruce told Defense Daily Tuesday the company hit the ground running in early June after it prevailed over Raytheon [RTN] for the contract to supply the Air Force’s next-generation radar. Bruce said the company completed its software reuse demonstration; a site survey on…