Lockheed Martin’s Radar Sensor Systems market segment has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman worth over $600 million for Multi-Year Production (MYP) of 24 additional APY-9 radars for the U.S. Navy’s E-2D aircraft program. It’s also known as the Advanced Hawkeye program.
The APY-9 radar program is nearing completion of a current five-year production contract in 2020, and this new award calls for another five years of production – with deliveries spanning from 2021 to 2025. The latest radar order will include Lockheed Martin’s new Advanced Radar Processor.
«We’re excited to have the opportunity to continue producing APY-9 radars for the Navy’s use on its Advanced Hawkeye aircraft and to continue supporting our customers with performance upgrades on a regular basis», Ken Kaminski, Airborne & National Surveillance Radar program director, said.
The APY-9 radar is an Ultra High Frequency (UHF) surveillance system that provides both mechanical and electronic scanning capabilities designed to «see» smaller targets – and more of them – at a greater range, particularly in coastal regions and over land.
«The team has performed extremely well to date in terms of delivering all of our APY-9 systems on or ahead of schedule», Kaminski said.
Production work is performed at Lockheed Martin sites in Syracuse and Owego, New York, and Clearwater, Florida.
General Characteristics
| Wingspan | 24.56 m/80 feet 7 in |
| Width, wings folded | 8.94 m/29 feet 4 in |
| Length overall | 17.60 m/57 feet 8.75 in |
| Height overall | 5.58 m/18 feet 3.75 in |
| Diameter of rotodome | 7.32 m/24 feet |
| Weight empty | 19,536 kg/43,068 lbs |
| Internal fuel | 5,624 kg/12,400 lbs |
| Takeoff gross weight | 26,083 kg/57,500 lbs |
| Maximum level speed | 648 km/h/350 knots/403 mph |
| Maximum cruise speed | 602 km/h/325 knots/374 mph |
| Cruise speed | 474 km/h/256 knots/295 mph |
| Approach speed | 200 km/h/108 knots/124 mph |
| Service ceiling | 10,576 m/34,700 feet |
| Minimum takeoff distance | 410 m/1,346 feet ground roll |
| Minimum landing distance | 537 m/1,764 feet ground roll |
| Ferry range | 2,708 km/1,462 NM/1,683 miles |
| Crew Members | 5 |
| Power Plant | 2 × Rolls-Royce T56-A-427A, rated at 5,100 eshp each |
| Unrefueled | >6 hours |
| In-flight refueling | 12 hours |