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Lockheed Martin Providing U.K. MoD Radar For Wind Farms

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Friday, April 23rd, 2010

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Serco recently reached agreement with the Ministry of Defence to introduce new radar technology into the U.K. Air Defence System that is resistant to the interference generated from wind farms, removing a significant planning obstacle to the roll out of future off shore wind power, according to Serco. This business will be worth around $30.7 million over two years, according to U.K.-based Serco. The advanced electronics of the TPS-77 radar mitigate interference, or clutter, that commonly…

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