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Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin Officially Bid on Air Force SpeedDealer Radar Program

Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin Officially Bid on Air Force SpeedDealer Radar Program
A AN/TPS-75 radar rests on the back of a transport vehicle at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 29, 2015. The AN/TPS-75 radar is capable of providing coverage 240 nautical miles in every direction and detecting aircraft as high as 95,000 ft. The radar is being used during Northern Strike 15. NS 15 is an annual training exercise on CGJMTC that assesses joint air-to-ground capability and involves hundreds of military personnel from twenty different states as well as Canada, Latvia, Poland and Australia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski/Released)

At least two companies are in the running to supply the Air Force’s next ground-based radar system, with Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] submitting bids this week. Proposals were due April 15 for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) “SpeedDealer,” which would replace the service’s AN/TPS-75 airborne target detection radars, built by Northrop Grumman. The Air Force intends to award up to three prototype Other Transaction Agreements of up to $500,000 for the companies to demonstrate their solutions,…

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