Alaska's Long Range Discrimination Radar on Track for 20

Defense News: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. –  The Long Range Discrimination Radar that will be operational in Alaska in 2020 is on track despite the aggressive schedule, a Lockheed Martin official said at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium.

Lockheed is 10 months into the program to field a very large and powerful radar to support the ballistic missile defense system, primarily for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System. It will also be networked to the company’s Command, Control Battle Management and Communication (C2BMC) system, Brad Hicks, Lockheed Martin’s vice president for Mission Systems and Training, said.

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