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Missile Defense

Missile Defense Agency OK’s Next Design Phase For Long-Range Radar

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, April 20th, 2017

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Missile Defense Agency OK’s Next Design Phase For Long-Range Radar

Lockheed Martin's new Solid State Radar Integration Site in Moorestown, N.J., will aid development of the Long Range Discrimination Radar. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program completed its preliminary design review last month, clearing the way for the radar effort to enter its detailed design phase, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced April 20.The review, which took place March 21 and 22, will be followed by a critical design review in September and a final design review in November, said Chandra Marshall, Lockheed Martin’s LRDR program director.Full-rate production is slated to begin in spring…

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