C4ISR.net:
The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) missile defense radar has passed its critical design review.
“Successfully executing CDR validates that the LRDR system is ready to proceed into fabrication, demonstration and test and that the hardware and software component have achieved Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 and Manufacturing Readiness Level 7,” said a Lockheed Martin announcement.
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $784 million Missile Defense Agency contract in 2015 to develop the LRDR, a high-powered, long-range S-Band radar incorporating solid-state gallium nitride components…