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Lockheed Martin Reveals New Missile Defense Radar

Monday, August 7th, 2017

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Lockheed Martin Reveals New Missile Defense Radar

Lockheed Martin’s AESA ARES radar technology demonstrator using gallium nitride (GaN) technology. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Lockheed Martin [LMT] is set to unveil a new air and missile defense radar demonstrator this week that will be the basis of the company’s offering to an expected upcoming Army competition for the future Integrated Air and Missile Defense System radar, the company said MondayThis new radar system, the active electronically scanned array (AESA) Radar for Engagement and Surveillance (ARES), will be presented here at the Space and missile Defense Symposium as a full-scale prototype of…

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