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Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Kuwaiti Long Range Radar

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Friday, April 10th, 2009

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] has been awarded a contract by the Kuwait Ministry of Defense to significantly upgrade the Kuwait Air Force AN/FPS-117 long-range radar originally delivered in 1993. The radar is used for air traffic control and strategic air surveillance. The upgrades will extend the service life of the radar for 15 to 20 years. The contract also provides for maintenance services and training for both the existing radar as well as the Preliminary Early Warning System (PEWS), which combines…

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