Lockheed Martin

U.S. Air Force Selects Lockheed Martin for Program to Train Aircrews Against Adversarial ThreatsU.S. Air Force Selects Lockheed Martin for Program to Train Aircrews Against Adversarial ThreatsContract Expands Lockheed Martin’s Radar Superiority for X-band and C-band radarsSyracuse, N.Y., March 25, 2024 – The U.S. Air Force Advanced Range Threat System Variant 3 (ARTS-V3) program office awarded Lockheed Martin an initial $276M contract, which includes production options, to develop and produce the Variable Aperture Digital Radar (VADR) system. It will be built using Distributed Digital Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), leveraging commonality with other key radars in the Lockheed Martin portfolio. Lockheed Martin will partner with the not-for-profit research & development defense company, SRC, Inc., touting radar expertise spanning more than six decades. Lockheed Martin radars are designed with a high degree of commonality, are available in highly mobile configurations, operate in all environments and are deployed worldwide.