SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin submitted a contract proposal for full-rate production of a U.S. Army radar that provides 360-degree protection from mortars and artillery.
The Enhanced AN/TPQ-36, or EQ-36, Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar, developed under a separate 2007 contract, can detect, classify, track and locate the source of enemy indirect fire in either 360- or 90-degree modes.
EQ-36 will eventually replace legacy AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-37 medium-range radars now in the Army's inventory.
"We delivered the first two EQ-36 radars ahead of schedule to the Army in July 2009 and the last of these systems in November 2010," said Lee Flake, Lockheed Martin's EQ-36 program director.
"Just 45 months after we began developing EQ-36, operational radars began deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan in September and October of 2010. The positive feedback about their impact in theater has been tremendously gratifying."
In April 2010, the company received an additional order for 17 EQ-36 radar systems. In August 2011, the first two of these radars were delivered ahead of schedule and a contract option was exercised to expand the order to 20 systems.
