Jacques van Oene
May 24th 05, 03:37 PM
LOCKHEED MARTIN SELECTED FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE INNOVATIVE SPACE
BASED RADAR ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY (ISAT)
DARPA AND AFRL CHOOSE LOCKHEED MARTIN FOR NEXT PHASE OF ISAT DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
DENVER, COLO., May 23, 2005
The U.S. Air Force announced that Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been
selected to continue development of the Innovative Space Based Radar Antenna
Technology, known as ISAT. The contract, valued at $19.5 million, is for
the next phase of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's (DARPA)
ISAT project, administrated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Lockheed Martin will continue development of the ISAT Flight Demonstration
Experiment design over the next 14 months, which will take it to the
Critical Design Review (CDR) maturity level. Following the CDR, DARPA and
the Air Force plan to select a contractor to build and deploy a scale
version of the antenna for a one-year proof of technology experiment in low
earth orbit.
"We are very pleased DARPA and the Air Force have selected our team to
continue development of this highly innovative technology that will lead to
significant improvements in extremely large antenna capability in space,"
said Tom Scanlan, vice president of Special Programs at Lockheed Martin
Space Systems. "Our novel design work during the previous phase of this
program, developed together with our teammates at Harris Corporation, has
demonstrated the feasibility of deploying an extremely large, electronically
scanning antenna in space that will help enable global persistent
surveillance."
The objective of the ISAT program is to create and demonstrate technology
for very long space-borne electronically scanning antenna. The
demonstration experiment will use an antenna extending about 100 meters (325
feet) in length; the full scale version is designed to extend 300 meters.
The full scale antenna payload would be folded up to about the size of a
sport utility vehicle and placed inside a payload fairing atop the launch
vehicle. Once deployed in space, the antenna's length would be similar to
the height of the Empire State Building. Such a lightweight and lengthy
antenna could significantly increase global persistent surveillance
coverage.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, headquartered near Denver, Colo., is
one of the major operating units of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Space
Systems Company designs, develops, tests and manufactures a variety of
advanced technology systems for space and defense. Chief products include
space launch systems, defense systems, interplanetary and science
spacecraft, spacecraft for commercial and government customers, fleet
ballistic missiles and missile defense systems.
Contact:
Joan Underwood, 303-971-7398; e-mail,
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
BASED RADAR ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY (ISAT)
DARPA AND AFRL CHOOSE LOCKHEED MARTIN FOR NEXT PHASE OF ISAT DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
DENVER, COLO., May 23, 2005
The U.S. Air Force announced that Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been
selected to continue development of the Innovative Space Based Radar Antenna
Technology, known as ISAT. The contract, valued at $19.5 million, is for
the next phase of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's (DARPA)
ISAT project, administrated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Lockheed Martin will continue development of the ISAT Flight Demonstration
Experiment design over the next 14 months, which will take it to the
Critical Design Review (CDR) maturity level. Following the CDR, DARPA and
the Air Force plan to select a contractor to build and deploy a scale
version of the antenna for a one-year proof of technology experiment in low
earth orbit.
"We are very pleased DARPA and the Air Force have selected our team to
continue development of this highly innovative technology that will lead to
significant improvements in extremely large antenna capability in space,"
said Tom Scanlan, vice president of Special Programs at Lockheed Martin
Space Systems. "Our novel design work during the previous phase of this
program, developed together with our teammates at Harris Corporation, has
demonstrated the feasibility of deploying an extremely large, electronically
scanning antenna in space that will help enable global persistent
surveillance."
The objective of the ISAT program is to create and demonstrate technology
for very long space-borne electronically scanning antenna. The
demonstration experiment will use an antenna extending about 100 meters (325
feet) in length; the full scale version is designed to extend 300 meters.
The full scale antenna payload would be folded up to about the size of a
sport utility vehicle and placed inside a payload fairing atop the launch
vehicle. Once deployed in space, the antenna's length would be similar to
the height of the Empire State Building. Such a lightweight and lengthy
antenna could significantly increase global persistent surveillance
coverage.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, headquartered near Denver, Colo., is
one of the major operating units of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Space
Systems Company designs, develops, tests and manufactures a variety of
advanced technology systems for space and defense. Chief products include
space launch systems, defense systems, interplanetary and science
spacecraft, spacecraft for commercial and government customers, fleet
ballistic missiles and missile defense systems.
Contact:
Joan Underwood, 303-971-7398; e-mail,
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info