The US Army has received the first Non-Recurring Engineering Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition (EQ-36) radar system from Lockheed Martin.
A live-fire performance testing of the radar system was conducted at the army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The radar was verified against indirect fire from mortars, artillery and rockets.
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The army’s Programme Executive Office, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors initially awarded Lockheed a $120m design and development contract for five systems.
Lockheed’s Radar Systems business vice-president Carl Bannar said, “We’ve listened carefully to the US Army and understand the urgent need to field EQ-36 to protect soldiers currently in the theatre”.
The EQ-36 radar systems will replace the aging TPQ-36 and TPQ-37 medium-range radars.
