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March 24, 2015 / 2:05 PM

Lockheed Martin orders Israeli-made radar

RADA Electronics of Israel is supplying its Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar to Lockheed Martin for use in the testing of a prototype laser weapon system.

Rada Electronic Industries' Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar will be combined with other sensors to help development testing of a laser weapon. Photo courtesy of RADA Electronics

Rada Electronic Industries' Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar will be combined with other sensors to help development testing of a laser weapon. Photo courtesy of RADA Electronics

NETANYA, Israel, March 24 (UPI) -- Radar from RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. of Israel has been chosen by Lockheed Martin Space Systems to support testing of a prototype laser weapon system.

The RADA system to be supplied to Lockheed Martin for the tests, which the company is self-financing, is its Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar, which will be used in combination with other sensors, RADA said.

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The MHR is an S-band software-defined pulse-Doppler, Active Electronically Scanned Array radar with sophisticated beam-forming capabilities and advanced signal processing. It's compact and mobile.

"We are very happy with Lockheed Martin's selection of our unique MHR, which is particularly suited for use with systems that counter rockets and mortars," said Zvi Alon, RADA's chief executive officer.

Details on the number of units ordered by Lockheed Martin, their delivery dates and their cost were not disclosed by the Israeli company.

RADA Electronic Industries specializes in the development, production, and sale of tactical land radars, inertial navigation systems, and avionics systems.

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