Thales Alenia Space Italy and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. are forming a strategic partnership. The initial focus of the partnership is to combine the experience and capabilities of each company to offer new, highly-responsive and agile space radar solutions for a variety of customers. The joint business agreement leverages each company’s resources, talents, programmes and customer partnerships in a way that allows both to expand their respective remote sensing product areas and businesses.
Thales Alenia Space is a leader in developing, manufacturing, and delivering turnkey remote sensing systems, including satellites, platforms and payloads that feature Synthetic Aperture Radars for civilian, defence and dual use applications. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. has a long history in small satellite production and systems integration expertise.
The agreement is based on a framework the two companies established in 2007 and has expanded as part of this new phase of development. The two companies are actively completing their integrated design based on proven, technology-ready components and expect production cycle and pricing to be highly competitive while offering customers a space radar with high utility, great flexibility and strong reliability.