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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Japanese SPY-7 Radar Antenna

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Japanese SPY-7 Radar Antenna

Artist impression of a SPY-7 radar used onboard the future Japan Maritime Self-Defense Aegis System Equipped Vessel. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday marked delivery of the first AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antenna to the Japanese government for its future two Aegis missile defense vessels. This sale occurred via a direct commercial sale arrangement through the Mitsubishi Corporation following “vigorous acceptance testing,” the company said. This follows a December $579 million Missile Defense Agency (MDA) modification award to Lockheed Martin to continue developing and integrating support for the two future Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEV), which increased the total contract…

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