SPY-7 Radar: Fujitsu to Supply Key Components
・Fujitsu to Manufacture Key Components in Japan
・Latest Defense Radar for Aegis Ships
Summary from Janes article.
Fujitsu and Lockheed Martin:
Fujitsu has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lockheed.
To strengthen Japan’s defense capabilities, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed for the procurement of components for the SPY-7 maritime defense radar.
What is SPY-7:
The latest phased array radar developed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
1. Equipped with advanced detection and tracking capabilities.
2. It is the key to missile defense by Aegis-equipped ships.
Lockheed Martin: Paul Lemmo, Vice President and General Manager:
Based on the MOU, a procurement contract will be signed in the second half of 2025.
1. The radar module will receive an order for the PS-LRU, which will provide power to the Subarray Suite (SAS).
2. Lockheed Martin will provide high-performance systems and sensors for the destroyer’s SPY-7 radar.
Japanese tech company Fujitsu : to produce power supply components of the AN/SPY-7(V)1 solid state radar
・for two Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEV)
・on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The announcement ：DSEI Japan 2025
It was made on May 22 amid the DSEI Japan 2025 defense show in Chiba Prefecture,
DSEI attracted 471 exhibitors from 33 countries as the country’s largest defense trade show.
Fujitsu will manufacture “the SPY-7 Subarray Suite Power Supply Line Replaceable Unit (PS LRU)” for the ASEVs,
a joint press release : by Fujitsu and Lockheed
An official at Fujitsu told Naval News on May 23
Lockheed will place an order with Fujitsu after October 2025.
１．The JMSDF is expected to take delivery of the first ASEV during fiscal year 2027,
２．with the second one in the following fiscal year 2028.
The first ship and the second ship:
１．The first ship will be manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
２．while the second ship will be built by JMU.
Tsuneo Hayashi：Fujitsu executive officer ：
Fujitsu is honored to contribute to the manufacturing of the SPY-7 radar,
especially in the production of the PS LRU,a critical component of the system．
１．Fujitsu will further expand its collaboration with Lockheed Martin on the SPY-7 radar,
２．contributing to its sustainment in Japan and helping to strengthen national security.
Paul Lemmo：Lockheed Martin Vice President ：
Fujitsu sighs MOU with Lockheed Martin．
１．Fujitsu will be a global supplier of the SPY-7 radar.
２．The agreement is not limited to Japan but includes the rest of the world.
According to Lockheed：
the SPY-7 radar for the ASEVs is an active phased array radar
１．a radar using an array antenna with multiple antenna elements
２．regularly arranged consisting of 328 subarray suites (SAS).
In a related development : the SPY-6(V) radar
１．Mitsubishi Electric, or MELCO, has actively engaged with Raytheon,
２．an RTX business to supply components of the SPY-6(V) radar for U.S. Navy vessels.
For Lockheed, it is extremely important to have Japanese companies involved in the SPY-7 system.
because the American firm has been promoting the adoption of the SPY-7 radar.
the adoption of the SPY-7 radar :
１．on the successor vessels to the aging soon-to-be-decommissioned.
２．Kongo-class Aegis destroyers vis-à-vis the SPY-6(V) radar.
a new Vertical Launching System （ VLS）：
It also has been promoting new equipment such as the Mark 70 Payload Delivery System (PDS)
PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)：
the integration of the land-based interceptor PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)
into the Aegis Weapon System used by Japan.