Lockheed Martin, BAE SYSTEMS team for surface ship radar opportunities

Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems (NE&SS)-Surface Systems and BAE SYSTEMS are jointly pursuing a feasibility study to see if opportunities exist for the two firms to work together on international radar programmes for surface ship applications.

The four-month study will focus primarily on key technology areas in which the two companies can collaborate to upgrade their respective radar products to enhance weapon system performance against ballistic missile threats.

Through the study, both companies intend to identify areas where the organisations can co-operate on international co-development programmes in order to defray the significant research and development costs required to develop and integrate a new shipboard radar suite.

"Individually, Lockheed Martin and BAE SYSTEMS offer some of the best radar technology and products, as well as systems engineering and integration capability in the US and the U.K.," said Fred P. Moosally, President, NE&SS-Surface Systems.

Phil Blundell, Managing Director, BAE SYSTEMS Combat and Radar Systems, said: "Both companies are in a strong position for next generation weapon Systems. We are particularly pleased by the progress we have made in our active array sensor technology against stressing ballistic missile targets. I am delighted that we have taken this opportunity to look for ways of accelerating the development of next generation Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence capable weapon systems, providing enhanced systems performance levels, significantly in excess of what is available today."

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