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Lockheed Martin To Provide AN/TPS-77 Radar To Latvia

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received a contract valued at $44 million from the Latvian National Armed Forces for two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable air surveillance radar systems and options for long-term technical support. The contract included priced options for up to four additional TPS-77 radars for Estonia and Lithuania. In 2003, Lockheed Martin delivered one AN/TPS-77 radar each to Estonia and Latvia to expand the capabilities of BALTNET, the joint air surveillance network that monitors the airspace over and…

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