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New Army Radar Does The Work of Two

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

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The Army is buying the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AN/TPQ-53 radar that offers new capabilities beyond those of previous radars in countering rockets, artillery and mortar fire, company officials said. “A total of 65 are under contract,” Steve Bruce, vice president at Lockheed Martin’s Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors business, told Defense Daily at the annual company media day June 19. To date, 27 Q-53 radars have been delivered, and 11 of them have “seen combat,” in Iraq and Afghanistan, he…

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