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Japan Selects Lockheed Martin Radar For New Ballistic Missile Defense System

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Japan Selects Lockheed Martin Radar For New Ballistic Missile Defense System

Tokyo has selected Lockheed Martin’s most advanced long-range radar system for its two Aegis Ashore batteries.

Japan Selects Lockheed Martin Radar For New Ballistic Missile Defense System
Credit: U.S. Navy

Japan has selected a scaled-down version of the Lockheed Martin Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) for its planned two Aegis Ashore batteries, the land-based variant of the Aegis combat system, in an upgrade of the country’s ballistic missile defense capabilities, according to a Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) official who spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity this week.

The two Aegis Ashore batteries, fitted with a new Lockheed Martin radar based on the LRDR system, are expected to strengthen Japanese defenses against China’s and North Korea’s growing and increasingly more sophisticated ballistic and cruise missile arsenals.

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