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November 15, 2012

Lockheed Martin Submits Space Fence Radar Proposal to USAF to Detect and Track Orbital Objects
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Nov 15, 2012
Lockheed Martin has submitted its final contract proposal to build Space Fence, an advanced ground-based radar system that will improve the way the U.S. Air Force identifies and tracks orbital objects. Space Fence will provide much-needed enhanced space situational awareness capabilities for the Air Force and allow the service to decommission the aging U.S.-based Air Force Space Surveillance System, originally installed in 1961. "The original surveillance system wasn't designed to detect and ... read more

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