DENVER,
March 11 /PRNewswire/ --
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced the
Japan Meteorological Agency has purchased a second WindTracer(R) lidar system,
which will operate at the Narita International Airport in
Tokyo.
Developed and produced by Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, the
WindTracer is providing advanced warning of wind hazards by continuously
scanning the approach and departure corridors, enabling air traffic control
personnel to offer precise, timely direction to pilots during their most
critical phase of flight.
Lockheed Martin collaborated with the Kanematsu Corporation of Japan to
introduce the WindTracer to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The first
WindTracer was installed at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in 2006. The
internationalization and localization of the system into the Japanese language
was completed in time for this recent deployment at the Narita Airport.
Lockheed Martin is now able to quickly and easily localize the user interface,
thus expanding the market reach of WindTracer to airports worldwide.
"We are honored to continue our work with JMA," said Dr. Stephen Hannon,
Products Group director for Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies. "It's
exciting to install a second WindTracer in Japan and see how it's benefiting
passengers flying in and out of that country's premier international airport.
WindTracer's Doppler lidar technology has made a significant contribution to
aviation safety and airport operational efficiency with its wind-hazard
alerting capabilities."
The JMA is the Japanese government's weather service. Charged with
gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan, it is an
extra-ministerial bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
and Tourism. Narita International Airport is the second-busiest passenger
airport in Japan. It handles the majority of international passenger traffic
to and from Japan, and is a major connecting point for air traffic between
Asia and the Americas.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000
people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design,
development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2007 sales of
$41.9 billion.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Gary Napier, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company; (303) 971-4012;
gary.p.napier@lmco.com
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