El llamado Q-53 es un radar de matriz en fase de estado s\u00f3lido que detecta, clasifica, rastrea y determina la ubicaci\u00f3n de las armas de fuego indirecto enemigas.\u00a0El radar Q-53 se despliega en un cami\u00f3n FMTV de 5 toneladas del ej\u00e9rcito y puede entrar en combate\u00a0con fuerzas pesadas, medianas y ligeras.\u00a0Un segundo cami\u00f3n t\u00e1ctico lleva un refugio de control, un generador de energ\u00eda de respaldo y dos soldados adicionales para operar el sistema.\u00a0Lockheed Martin comenz\u00f3 a desarrollar el radar de contrabaterias\u00a0Q-53 en 2007 .\u00a0Este sistema reemplaza a los antiguos radares de medio alcance AN\/TPQ-36 y AN\/TPQ-37 del\u00a0USARMY.<\/p>\n
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. \u2013<\/b>\u00a0Radar experts at Lockheed Martin Corp. are moving to full-scale production of the company’s AN\/TPQ-53\u00a0counter-fire<\/a>\u00a0radar to detect, classify, track, and pinpoint enemy drones and incoming artillery shells without posing a risk to nearby aircraft and military forces.<\/p>\n Officials of the U.S. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., announced a $3.3 billion five-year contract last week to the Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems segment in Liverpool, N.Y., for AN\/TPQ-53 radar systems for U.S. allies.<\/p>\n The so-called Q-53 is a solid-state phased array\u00a0radar<\/a>\u00a0that detects, classifies, tracks, and determines the location of enemy indirect fire weapons like rockets, artillery shells, and mortars in either 360- or 90-degree modes. This system is replacing the aging U.S. Army AN\/TPQ-36 and AN\/TPQ-37 medium-range radars.<\/p>\n The contract includes spare parts and services. The AN\/TPQ-53 radar is the U.S. Army’s standard forward-deployed system for long-range surveillance and tracking radar against rockets, artillery, and mortar threats for brigade combat teams. Lockheed Martin builds the Q-53 radar in Liverpool and Owego, N.Y.; Moorestown, N.J.; and Clearwater, Fla.<\/p>\n