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Lockheed Martin to Receive Sustainment Contract for FPS-117 Radars

Lockheed Martin to Receive Sustainment Contract for FPS-117 Radars
Pictured is a radome test engineering facility for the FPS-117 at Hill AFB, Utah in March 2023 after a retrofit "with new and advanced composite waterproof exterior panels," the Air Force said (Photo on U.S. Air Force Website)

The U.S. Air Force plans to award Lockheed Martin's [LMT] site near Syracuse a five-year contract for sustainment of the AN/FPS-117 Atmospheric Early Warning System (AEWS) radar, originally developed by General Electric [GE]. "A sources sought notice posted in September 2024 was issued to determine potential contractors capable of addressing the combined software and hardware issues," the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's AEWS program said in a Thursday business notice. "While responses were received from several vendors, none of…

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