"As a Member of the Appropriations Committee, I have been a strong supporter of the AN/TPS-59 program for many years," said Congressman Jim Walsh (NY-25). "I am very pleased to know that work on this critical combat system will continue in Central New York. Our community takes great pride in the fact that our local Lockheed Martin site plays a critical role in protecting our troops around the world."



"As a Member of the Appropriations Committee, I have been a strong supporter of the AN/TPS-59 program for many years," said Congressman Jim Walsh (NY-25). "I am very pleased to know that work on this critical combat system will continue in Central New York. Our community takes great pride in the fact that our local Lockheed Martin site plays a critical role in protecting our troops around the world."

Lockheed Martin Awarded $22 Million For U.S. Marine Corps Missile Defense Radar Upgrades and Engineering Field Support

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SYRACUSE, N.Y., June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded $22.8 million in contracts by the Marine Corps Systems Command to upgrade and provide field support for tactical missile defense radar systems used to protect allied soldiers in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lockheed Martin received a $13.8 million contract to provide new electronics -- including transmitters, receivers and power supplies -- for three AN/TPS-59(V)3 radar systems and spares. The Marine Corps also awarded the company a $9 million contract to provide five years of post-production support and Contracted Engineering Technical Services (CETS) for 11 AN/TPS- 59(V)3 radars currently deployed around the world. Lockheed Martin technicians have provided in-field support, often in harsh environments and actual combat theaters, for the Marines and their AN/TPS-59s since 1984.

"As a Member of the Appropriations Committee, I have been a strong supporter of the AN/TPS-59 program for many years," said Congressman Jim Walsh (NY-25). "I am very pleased to know that work on this critical combat system will continue in Central New York. Our community takes great pride in the fact that our local Lockheed Martin site plays a critical role in protecting our troops around the world."

The original equipment manufacturer of the AN/TPS-59, Lockheed Martin has provided periodic updates to the system's electronics and software, allowing the Marines Corps to cost-effectively deploy state-of-the art protection for its troops since the mid-1980s. In 1997, one of these upgrades enabled the current AN/TPS-59(V)3 to become the only mobile radar in the world certified to detect tactical ballistic missiles. It can precisely predict missile launch and impact points, and cue defensive weapons against incoming threats. The radar can detect multiple targets, and detect and track small air breathing targets such as aircraft and cruise missiles. It is designed to operate with weapons systems such as HAWK, Patriot and other missile defense systems.

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