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Cambridge Pixel to support Royal Navy upgrade programme

August 24, 2016

Cambridge Pixel has been selected by Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems UK to supply software modules for radar scan conversion, target tracking and radar fusion, for integration into the company’s new state-of-the-art Naval Vigilance Radar system.

This navigation radar system – along with Kelvin Hughes’ solid-state SharpEye radar transceivers – will be fitted to more than 60 Royal Navy platforms over the next five years. The new equipment is part of the Navigation Radar Programme (NRP), a £44M Royal Navy upgrade awarded to Lockheed Martin by the Ministry of Defence in January 2016.

Cambridge Pixel’s software modules of expertise will be integrated into Lockheed Martin’s Naval Vigilance Radar system. The radar scan conversion module receives radar data from the Kelvin Hughes SharpEye radar and creates a radar image for display with underlay and overlay graphics.

The radar tracking module processes the radar data to automatically acquire and track targets, and the radar fusion software combines tracks from multiple radars on the ships with AIS (automatic identification system) transponder data and other sensor data into a single, integrated data source.

Cambridge Pixel CEO David Johnson said: “We are delighted to be working alongside Lockheed Martin’s engineers on this major upgrade of the navigation radars on the Royal Navy’s fleet of ships. Our technology software modules fit well with Lockheed Martin’s vision of developing a navigation radar system that meets the Royal Navy’s needs now but that also has a clear route to adding extra functionality in the future.”

Picture caption: The operations room onboard HMS Daring

Lockheed Martin MOD radar Royal Navy SharpEye UK

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