Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR)
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Missile Defense
MDA Installing First Increment Of Guam Missile Defense Tech In 2024
The “first string” of interceptors, launchers, radars and a command and control system for missile defenses set to be deployed to Guam will arrive in 2024, the director of the […]
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NORTHCOM: LRDR Months Away From Plugging In
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) plans for the Long Range Discrimination Radar to be operational and connected to the larger missile defense operational architecture within months, Brig. Gen. […]
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MDA Completes Construction, Initially Fields LRDR in Alaska
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said it completed construction and installation of radar arrays for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) and started initial fielding during a ceremony on Monday. […]
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MDA Pushed Back LRDR Initial Fielding Again
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to begin initial fielding of a new Alaska-based missile defense radar in December 2021, a delay of three more months over previous delays due […]
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Lockheed Martin Confident in SPY-7 Progress and Performance; Offers alternative for DDG Backfit
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pushing full steam ahead on its scalable AN/SPY-7 S-band gallium nitride-based radar in four countries and boasted its superiority to the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AN/SPY-6 radar […]
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LRDR Fielding Delayed A Year Due To COVID-19
A new Alaska-based missile defense radar has been delayed for about a year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Government Accountability Office report and the […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Aims To Upgrade LRDR By 2023
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is planning to upgrade the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) and is seeking information from possible vendors on capability to meet the requirements. According to […]
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Missile Defense
First 10 LRDR Panels Delivered To MDA Alaska Facility
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered the first 10 Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) antenna panels to the Missile Defense Agency’s facility in Clear, Alaska, the company said this week. The […]
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First Long Range Discrimination Radar Panel Reaches Alaska
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The first of 20 Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) panels was delivered to the deployment site in Clear Air Force Station, Alaska in May, the […]
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Missile Defense
$320 Million Lockheed Contract Extends C2BMC To LRDR
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Lockheed Martin [LMT] won a $320 million contract to extend its work on the missile defense system’s integrating element to integrate the new Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), […]