Pictured here, the first AN/SPY-7(V)2 radar live truck for the Spanish F-110 multi-mission frigate was demonstrated. (Navantia)
Lockheed Martin confirmed that programs in Japan and Spain reached the AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar milestone on January 15 during the Surface Naval Association (SNA) 2025 National Symposium .
Lockheed Martin has successfully delivered the first AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antenna for the Aegis System-Equipped Vessel (ASEV) to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, the company announced in a statement.
After acceptance testing, the delivery was made through Mitsubishi Corporation under a Direct Selling (DCS) agreement, the company said.
Prior to delivery of the complete system to Japan, the AN/SPY-7 (V)1 antenna underwent final integration with the ASEV combat system at the Moorestown Production Test Center (PTC-2) to reduce risks during ship integration. Minimize and ensure optimal conditions. Lockheed Martin commented on the system’s performance before delivery.
Additional antenna deliveries are expected in 2025, Chandra Marshall, Lockheed Martin’s vice president of multidomain combat solutions, said in a statement.
On January 14, also during the SNA Symposium, Lockheed Martin said in a statement that the company and Spanish shipyard Navantia will conduct the first live demonstration of the AN/SPY-7(V)2 radar on Spain’s F-110 multi-mission frigate. He admitted to demonstrating the truck.
The tracking event took place at Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Integration Center (ASIC) in Moorestown, New Jersey, the company said.
“The SPY-7 radar system’s tactical hardware and software accurately tracked the airborne object,” Marshall said in a statement, adding that this milestone indicates the system is ready for comprehensive performance testing. He added that there is.
Carlos López, F-110 Navancia program director, said the program is on track to meet the expected commissioning date for the first frigate in 2028.
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