Lockheed Martin and Fujitsu Limited have formalized a key industrial collaboration, marking Fujitsu as a provider for the SPY-7 radar’s energy provide unit for Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV).
The settlement, signed at a ceremony, entails the manufacturing of the SPY-7 Subarray Suite Power Supply Line Replaceable Unit (PS LRU), advancing co-production efforts and reinforcing the Japanese industrial base.
This improvement highlights Lockheed Martin’s technique to bolster a Japan-based provide chain for the SPY-7 radar, making certain the ASEV fleet stays succesful and mission-ready for the long run, said Chandra Marshall, Lockheed Martin’s Vice President and General Manager.
Fujitsu’s dedication to the mass manufacturing of those items aligns with its technique to boost Japan’s home protection manufacturing capabilities, in accordance with Kenichiro Miyazaki, Head of Fujitsu’s National Security Business Unit.
Initially agreed upon in a memorandum of understanding in May 2025, the collaboration leverages Lockheed Martin’s SPY-7 radar expertise, identified for superior detection and monitoring, in addition to its means to have interaction a number of targets concurrently.
The SPY-7 radar gives a number of instances the aptitude of its predecessor, the SPY-1, and is operational globally. Its interoperability with different techniques, such because the Aegis Combat System, is a key characteristic.
As regional safety dynamics within the Indo-Pacific evolve, the partnership between Lockheed Martin and Japan displays a strategic effort to boost safety and technological capabilities within the area.
This collaboration signifies a strong business partnership aimed toward strengthening Japan’s position inside the Indo-Pacific and broader regional safety frameworks.