Norway Picks Lockheed
Martin’s TPY-4 Radar for Homeland Defense
- Defensemirror.com Bureau
- 06:01 AM, November 18, 2022
TPY-4 radar @LM
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has chosen Lockheed
Martin’s TPY-4 next generation ground-based air surveillance radar to enhance
the country’s long-range surveillance capability.
“Norway joins the U.S. Air Force as
our first NATO partners for the TPY-4 radar, and we look forward to offering
this radar to solve evolving challenges of international partners,” said Chandra Marshall, vice president of
Radar and Sensor Systems at Lockheed Martin.
The radar can be adapted to new missions via
simple software enhancements without any architectural or hardware changes. The
TPY 4 radar can identify and track smaller threats at longer ranges than ever
before. This multi-mission system will integrate into existing air defense
systems and can operate in contested environments.
Norway’s TPY-4 radars will be integrated into
Lockheed Martin’s active production line, making this a low risk option for the
Norwegian Defence Material Agency.
In March, the U.S. Air Force selected the
TPY-4 radar system for its Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range
Radar program.
Lockheed Martin’s relationship with Norwegian
company KONGSBERG Defense & Aerospace resulted in the production of the
first TPY-4 which included the Platform Electronics SubSystem (PES).
The
TPY-4 radar has significant commonality with the U.S. Army’s new Sentinel A4
radar, which will replace the Sentinel A3.
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