SYRACUSE, N.Y., 22 Aug. 2007. The Defence Acquisition & Logistics Organization (DALO) of the Danish Ministry of Defence transferred ownership of two Lockheed Martin TPS-77 mobile, long-range surveillance radars to the Tactical Air Command of the Royal Danish Air Force.
A ceremony on August 16 attended by representatives from the Danish government, the Royal Danish Air Force and Lockheed Martin was held at Karup Air Station, in Denmark, where the radars temporarily are deployed.
In 2005, Lockheed Martin's Radar Systems business unit in Syracuse, N.Y., received a contract from DALO to provide the radar systems along with a four-year logistics support package. The radars were delivered by Lockheed Martin to Karup several months ahead of schedule.
"These new radars will substantially improve the air surveillance capability within Denmark and over the surrounding seas," says Henrik Hornhaver, technical director, DALO, who participated in the ceremony.
The TPS-77 is the latest configuration of the 3D solid-state radar design, the FPS-117. This L-band tactical radar provides high-quality 3D surveillance data on air targets at ranges out to 250 nautical miles and at elevations up to 100,000 feet.
