BALTIMORE, Dec. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE: NOC), today marked the delivery of its first
engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) APG-83 Scalable
Agile Beam Radar (SABR) to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT).
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Northrop Grumman's APG-83 SABR was competitively selected by
Lockheed Martin for the F-16 Radar Modernization program to support
U.S. and Taiwan Air Force F-16 upgrade programs. Within 16 months
of contract award, the company successfully completed all design
reviews and delivered the first engineering, manufacturing and
development (EMD) radar to Lockheed Martin. The EMD radar is
identical to the production configuration and fully supports the
F-16 fleet worldwide.
The company attributes the expeditious development and
production of the first EMD radar to the maturity of the system's
technology and decades of producing and delivering F-16 radars.
"Northrop Grumman's fire control radars have provided vital
capabilities for the F-16 and other fighter aircraft for the past
four decades," said Jeff Leavitt,
vice president, combat avionics systems business unit, Northrop
Grumman. "The progress to date in the APG-83 program reflects our
enduring commitment to providing American and allied F-16 pilots
with significant operational capabilities that give them the
advantage for decades to come."
SABR was developed as a multifunction, active electronically
scanned array (AESA) fire control radar that provides affordable,
reliable fifth-generation air-to-air and air-to-ground radar
capability to the F-16. Other AESA fire control radars developed by
the company are currently flying on the F-16 Block 60, F-22 Raptor
and F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
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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