Navy readies new tactical data link

Jan. 1, 1997
The Lockheed Martin Corp. Tactical Defense Systems division in Eagan, Minn., and Aeronautical Systems division in Marietta, Ga., are equipping one U.S. Navy P-3 four-engine turboprop maritime patrol aircraft with the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), which can share radar information from several different sensors and hand the information off to any CEC-equipped aircraft, ship, or submarine. The CEC-equipped P-3 will have systems similar to those installed on a U.S. Customs Service P-3 ra

The Lockheed Martin Corp. Tactical Defense Systems division in Eagan, Minn., and Aeronautical Systems division in Marietta, Ga., are equipping one U.S. Navy P-3 four-engine turboprop maritime patrol aircraft with the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), which can share radar information from several different sensors and hand the information off to any CEC-equipped aircraft, ship, or submarine. The CEC-equipped P-3 will have systems similar to those installed on a U.S. Customs Service P-3 radar aircraft. - J.K.

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