The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a contract of nearly $800 million to Lockheed Martin to install a sophisticated radar system at Clear Air Station, in the Interior.
The system, called Long Range Discrimination Radar, is intended to support the ground-based missile defense capabilities of Fort Greely.
According to Alaska’s congressional delegation, Alaska can expect to see nearly $300 million in military construction from that contract, with much of the work taking place at a Lockheed facility in New Jersey.
Liz Ruskin is the Washington, D.C., correspondent at Alaska Public Media. Reach her atlruskin@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Lizhere.
