LINTHICUM, Md., July 31, 2013
/PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has competitively
selected Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Scalable Agile
Beam Radar (SABR) for the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan F-16 radar
modernization and upgrade programs.
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Work on the F-16 AESA (active electronically scanned array)
radar program will be performed at Northrop Grumman's Electronic
Systems sector headquarters facility in Linthicum.
"The F-16 has been a front-line fighter for the Air Force for
more than 30 years, and SABR will keep it there for decades to
come. We built on our rich heritage of active electronically
scanned array innovation to deliver fifth generation fighter radar
capability to the F-16. SABR will provide F-16s unprecedented
operational capability, greater reliability and viability in threat
environments beyond 2025," said Joseph
Ensor, vice president and general manager of Northrop
Grumman's ISR and Targeting Systems Division.
"The conclusion of the AESA radar competition marks the next
chapter in the Fighting Falcon's ongoing evolution – the F-16V,"
said Roderick McLean, vice president
and general manager of Lockheed Martin's F-16/F-22 Integrated Fight
Group. "This next generation radar will deliver unprecedented
capabilities to the most widely used 4th generation fighter ever
flown."
Northrop Grumman's newest airborne fire control radar, SABR is
an affordable, multifunction AESA radar designed for low risk
retrofit in current F-16s and is scalable for integration in other
aircraft. SABR provides improved situational awareness, greater
detection, high-resolution SAR maps, automatic target cueing,
electronic protection, interleaved air-to-air and air-to-surface
mode operations, and all-environment precision strike
capability.
"SABR's affordability, proven performance, and low risk make it
the natural choice as the baseline AESA radar for new F-16
production aircraft and upgrades worldwide," noted Ensor.
Other AESA radars developed by the company are currently flying
on the Block 60 F-16, F-22 and F-35 Lightning II.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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