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Lockheed Missile Detection System Passes Initial Navy Review

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Lockheed Missile Detection System Passes Initial Navy Review
Artist conception of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) Active Mission Payload (AMP) AN-ALQ-248 system on an MH-60 helicopter pod designed to better detect and respond to anti-ship missiles. Image: Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] helicopter-based anti-ship missile detection system passed the U.S. Navy’s first review, the company said Tuesday.The Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) Active Mission payload (AMP) AN/ALQ-248 system passed a Preliminary Design Review on schedule, demonstrating sustained performance.The Navy first awarded Lockheed Martin a $42 million AOEW contract in late 2016 as an electronic warfare system. This contract covered the system design and development phase.The AOEW is being designed to give Sikorsky MH-60 helicopters enhanced EW surveillance and countermeasures…

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