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Missile Defense

Lockheed Martin And MDA Finish LRDR Critical Design Review

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

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Lockheed Martin And MDA Finish LRDR Critical Design Review

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have finished the critical design review (CDR) for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), validating the radar is ready to move into the fabrication, demonstration, and test phase, the company said Thursday.The CDR took place on Sept. 28 and is the second of three design reviews before the LRDR is scheduled to enter full-rate production in mid-2018. In April, the LRDR completed its preliminary design review and is scheduled for a…

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