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Lockheed Martin Partners With Danish Radar Company For BMD

Monday, August 17th, 2015

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] partnered with Weibel Scientific A/S, a Danish doppler radar company, to produce a Gap-Filling Tracking Radar (GFTR) for ballistic missile defense (BMD), Lockheed Martin said Monday.The GFTR is to designed and implemented to provide full and overlapping coverage against a spectrum of threat across Europe, Lockheed Martin said.“Weibel currently produces a series of sophisticated Continuous Wave Doppler radar systems that are in operation throughout the world. Their experience and skill in radar technology, combined with Lockheed Martin’s…

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