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Lockheed Martin Unveils New Air Surveillance Radar

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, August 24th, 2016

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Lockheed Martin Unveils New Air Surveillance Radar

Lockheed Martin unveils its TPY-X radar at a missile defense conference in Huntsville, Ala. (Credit: Marc Selinger/Defense Daily)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Lockheed Martin [LMT] has developed a new ground-based radar to perform air surveillance.Unveiled at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium that took place here Aug. 16-18, the TPY-X radar can detect manned and unmanned aircraft, cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles at ranges of up to about 250 nautical miles, said Paul Goulette, Lockheed Martin business development manager for ground-based radar. The company has tested it against airborne targets, including small fighters.The rotating radar can be configured…

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