Contract Option in Addition to Five EQ-36 Radars Now in Production
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- To accelerate the fielding of
the new Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition radar, the U.S.
Army has exercised $152 million in contract options for 12 additional
systems from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT).
The EQ-36 radars will detect, classify, track and determine the
location of enemy indirect fire such as mortars, artillery and rockets in
either 90-degree or 360-degree modes. These systems will replace aging
TPQ-36 and TPQ-37 medium-range radars, currently in the Army's inventory.
The 12 new EQ-36 systems covered under the contract options are in
addition to five radars that will be delivered to the Army's Program
Executive Office -- Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors within 36
months under a $120 million design and development contract awarded to
Lockheed Martin in January 2007.
The 12 new systems will include enhanced performance capabilities in
both the 90-degree and 360-degree modes of operation. Further, to support
the war fighter, delivery of all 12 systems will be accelerated.
With both awards now running in parallel, the first of the combined 17
EQ-36 systems is on schedule for delivery to the Army by summer 2009; the
last systems will be delivered by fall 2010.
In October 2007, the EQ-36 program completed a successful Preliminary
Design Review and in March, the program successfully completed its Critical
Design Review (CDR).
In November and December 2007, a prototype EQ-36 radar, built by
industry partner Syracuse Research under an Army Technology Objective, was
tested in full 360-degree counter-fire mode against mortars and rockets at
the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. During the tests, which
were specifically designed to evaluate the radar's ability to meet U.S.
Army requirements, the EQ-36 prototype successfully located the firing
positions of both rocket and mortar launchers in 360-degree mode. Live fire
testing was conducted over a seven-day period without a single false alarm.
Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin is a global security
company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally
engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The
corporation reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.
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