Australia looks towards space with force restructure, investment and training
Australia is looking to improve its presence in space with a focus on communications and creating a dedicated segment of its defence forces committed to the domain.
First LRDR array is in place, says Lockheed
Engineers from Lockheed Martin and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have completed installation of the first 60ft x 60ft Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) array in Clear, Alaska.
The software-defined, solid-state LRDR ‘will be the most advanced radar system in the world that will provide 24/7/365 long range ability to track, identify and help counter emerging threats’ including hypersonic missile launches, Lockheed Martin claimed in a 25 August announcement.
Since 2019, the company tested about 90% of LRDR programme requirements at its Solid State Radar Integration Site in Moorestown, New Jersey.
Solid-state technology used in LRDR will also form a building block for the SPY-7(v)1 radar, Lockheed Martin added.
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