Lockheed continues AN/FPS-117 support for USAF
Radars provide coverage of North American airspace
Lockheed Martin on 28 October was awarded a sole-source contract worth up to $25 million by the USAF, to provide contractor logistics support and radar hardware plus spare parts for the AN/FPS-117 medium to long-range air defence radar programme.
Work on the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will be performed in Syracuse, New York, as well as various sites in Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Puerto Rico and Utah, for completion by March 2026.
AN/FPS-117 radars provide advanced warning and air traffic control surveillance over North American airspace. They were originally installed by Lockheed Martin in the early 1980s, and the company has provided several technology upgrades since then.
According to Shephard Defence Insight, the FPS-117 operates in the 1.215-1.4GHz frequency band, providing coverage up to 30.5km altitude.
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