ONR awards Lockheed Martin $15.8M to study improvements of E-2D Radar

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• Sol. #: ONRBAA-14-001A 
• Agency: Department of the Navy 
• Office: Office of Naval Research 
• Location: ONR 
• Posted On: Apr 22, 2015 3:17 pm 
• Current Type: Award 
• Base Type: Award Notice 
• Base Posting Date: Mar 13, 2015 2:12 pm 
• Link: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/ONR/ONR/Awards/N00014-15-C-0094.html
• Contract Award Number: N00014-15-C-5007
• Contract Award Dollar Amount: $15,851,774
• Contractor Awardee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
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• Synopsis:  IGF::CT::IGF E-2D Radar Enhancement Study and Demonstration

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• spendergast: Navy eyes get sharper with E-2D
• E-2D Advanced Hawkeye | E-2C, AN/APY-9, Budget/Costs, Specs
  The E-2D comes with many new features installed, including the Lockheed Martin AN/APY-9 Airborne Early Warning Radar, which provides both mechanical and electronic scanning capabilities. The AN/APY-9 can detect smaller targets (and more of them) at a greater range. The E-2D's radar and identification friend or foe (IFF) system can detect targets at ranges in excess of 345 miles (556 km). The aircraft's electronic support measure system can detect and classify targets at distances beyond radar limits. The onboard communications and data processing subsystems are capable of collecting and distributing tactical pictures and data to command centers and other assets for network-centric operations. The 24-foot rotodome contains a new electronically scanned array, which provides critically important continuous 360-degree scanning (the UHF electronically scanned array antenna was developed by L-3 Communications). Other new features are a fully integrated tactical glass cockpit (Northrop Grumman), an advanced identification friend-or-foe (IFF) system (BAE Systems), a new mission computer (Raytheon), electronic support measures enhancements, and a state-of-the-art communications and data link suite.
• Lockheed Martin Airborne Early Warning Radar Helps Coordinate Haiti Relief Effort · Lockheed Martin
  Recently Lockheed Martin announced that it had been awarded a low-rate initial production contract valued at $171.8 million from Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems for four AN/APY-9 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) radar systems and spare parts. Designed and developed by Lockheed Martin, the AN/APY-9 is a two generation leap-ahead in AEW radar, and features both a solid-state transmitter with higher power than its predecessor for extended range, as well as digital receivers to increase sensitivity. The UHF radar can “see” smaller targets -- and more of them -- at a greater range, particularly in coastal regions and over land. Its electronically scanned array provides critically important, continuous 360-degree coverage. As a new capability, flight operators also can now focus the radar on select areas of interest. Lockheed Martin expects to produce the APY-9 radar systems for all 75 of the U.S. Navy’s new planned E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
• Advanced Hawkeye - 0604234n_5_pb_2015.pdf
  The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) program develops, demonstrates, tests, and procures the replacement of the AN/APS-145 radar system and other aircraft system components including Cooperative Engagement Capability Pre-Planned Product Improvement and Dual Transmit Satellite Communications that modernize the E-2 weapon system to maintain open ocean mission capability while providing the United States Navy with an effective littoral surveillance, battle management, Naval Integrated Fire Control - Counter Air (NIFC-CA) and Theater Air and Missile Defense (TAMD) capability. Key radar technologies are Space-Time Adaptive Processing, Electronically Scanning Array, solid state transmitter, high dynamic range digital receivers and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)/radar aperture integration. The resultant detection system will provide a substantially improved overland performance by correcting current sensor shortfalls and enhancing all current required mission areas, while simultaneously contributing to the emerging TAMD mission requirements. Mode 5/S is an upgrade to the existing IFF System providing the warfighter positive, secure and reliable identification of friendly aircraft, surface and sub-surface platforms. Mode 5/S replaces the National Security Administration de-certified Mode 4 IFF capability, which is no longer effective or suitable for modern military operations. Mode 5/S will support the Joint Initial Operational Capability (IOC) as defined by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
• The U.S. Navy's Secret Counter-Stealth Weapon Could Be Hiding in Plain Sight - USNI NewsThe key to that capability is the aircraft’s powerful UHF-band hybrid mechanical/electronically-scanned AN/APY-9 radar built by Lockheed Martin. Both friend and foe alike have touted UHF radars as an effective countermeasure to stealth technology.
  One example of that is a paper prepared by Arend Westra that appeared in the National Defense University’s Joint Forces Quarterly academic journal in the 4^th quarter issue of 2009. “It is the physics of longer wavelength and resonance that enables VHF and UHF radar to detect stealth aircraft,” Westra wrote in his article titled Radar vs. Stealth.