Oct 1, 2025 - Technology

Lockheed snags another international buyer for TPY-4 radar

Colin Demarest

Large military radar unit with hexagonal panel pattern on platform outdoors, green hills and cloudy sky in background. — A TPY-4 radar set up at an outdoor range. Photo: Courtesy of Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin secured a third international customer for its TPY-4 radar but has so far declined to name the country.

Why it matters: Word of the arrangement comes amid increased interest in overhead defenses and a spike in NATO airspace incursions.

What they're saying: "Deterrence begins with detection, and you can't defeat what you can't see," Rick Cordaro, vice president of radar and sensor systems, told reporters during a tour of the company's facilities in Moorestown, New Jersey.

"We actually see this sensor as a really powerful capability for any air surveillance mission, whether it's forward deployed with the Air Force or otherwise," Cordaro said.

State of play: The TPY-4 is due stateside under the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar program. Lockheed also inked deals with Norway and Sweden; the latter was announced this summer.

The radar, set to replace the aging TPS-75, can spot everything from drones to missiles to jets.

Follow the money: Lockheed is the world's largest defense contractor by defense revenue, according to the Defense News Top 100.

Go deeper: Lockheed's $10 billion PAC-3 deal underscores "unprecedented demand"

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