FPS-117 long range surveillance radar (photo : Lockheed Martin)
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Indonesian technology firm
PT CMI Teknologi (CMI) recently completed a production readiness review that
qualifies CMI to begin in-country manufacturing for the TPS-77 and FPS-117
long-range surveillance radars.
Lockheed Martin and CMI are jointly pursuing the National
Airspace Surveillance – Republic of Indonesia (NASRI) program, with the intent
to produce more than 20 new radars to improve airspace surveillance, safety,
and management over the Indonesian Archipelago in support of the government’s
defense revitalization initiative.
“The success of the production readiness review shows that
CMI’s workforce is ready to begin the assembly of radar row receivers, which is
a major step in the qualification process,” said James Gribbon, Asia Pacific
regional president for Lockheed Martin. “These are key assemblies in the
solid-state design and L-band operation of these high-performing radars that
are already operating in 25 countries around the world.”
The production readiness review is the latest step in
supporting the Indonesian government’s efforts to greatly enhance air
sovereignty and surveillance over the country’s more than 17,000 islands, and
to expand Indonesia Singapore
PT CMI Teknologi of Bandung, Indonesia, is a small,
privately owned technology company specializing in microwave design and
manufacturing. The company currently holds contracts for the development and
support of Indonesian military radar systems. Lockheed Martin signed a teaming
agreement with CMI earlier this year and in August Lockheed Martin issued a
subcontract to CMI to begin the qualification process in building radar row
receivers.
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