February 13, 2013
WindTracer® Achieves Major Airport Efficiency Enhancements

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has applied hundreds of thousands of research measurements made by WindTracer^® Doppler lidar to redefine flight rules, achieving major efficiency enhancements at U. S. airports. The FAA granted approval for San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to conduct dependent arrival operations on their closely spaced parallel runway (CSPR) pairs. Full News Release

October 11, 2011
WindOptimizer™
Lockheed Martin has used One Network Enterprises Developer Network (DevNet) to develop its ground-breaking renewable energy application WindOptimizer™. WindOptimizer addresses the dilemma that has long been a barrier to the wider adoption of wind as a source of energy; wind, by its nature, is intermittent and variable, and therefore less reliable than conventional sources of electric energy. The Lockheed Martin solution integrates high resolution 3D sensor data from its WindTracer® lidar technology directly to wind fleet operations to provide accurate predictive intelligence to wind farm operators. Full News Release

September 20, 2012
WindTracer^® will be showcased at Meteorological Technology World Expo 2012 in Brussels, on October 16-18, 2012 at stand 4100.

Jerry Pelk, senior manager of Product Design Engineering, will present the spectacular results we have obtained using WindTracer lidar system to assist safe airport flight operations. 1 - 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 16.

WindTracer systems have been used to detect hazardous winds for approximately one million flights worldwide, and measure wakes for more than 100,000 flights in the United States and Europe.

April 1, 2012
WindTracer^® will be showcased at EWEA in Copenhagen, on April 16-19, 2012 at stand C1-B8.

Lockheed Martin will feature the latest results from the revolutionary new application of our 3D WindTracer^® lidar and the derivative products – WindProspector^TM and WindOptimizer^TM – for extensive wind energy resource prospecting and improved wind forecasting. 

March 5, 2012
WindTracer® Selected for Thailand International Airport

The Thai Meteorological Department will install a WindTracer lidar at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport as part of its Integrated Windshear Alerting System. WindTracer will be an integral component of the system and will monitor atmospheric conditions and measure wind speed and wind direction along the airport’s flight paths. Full News Release

December 1, 2011
Fishermen’s Energy Installs WindTracer®

Early in November, a team of Fishermen’s Energy engineers and specialists from Lockheed Martin installed a WindTracer lidar on the rooftop of a seaside apartment building in Margate, New Jersey. The system is used for wind resource assessment of two off-shore wind farms:  one at 2.8 miles off the coast of Atlantic City, in NJ state waters and the second at 10 miles off shore in federal waters. Full News Release

January 13, 2011
Kansai Airport Installs WindTracer®

Japan Meteorological Agency has installed the fourth WindTracer® lidar system  that currently operates at the Kansai International Airport in Osaka. WindTracer is monitoring wind activity and low-level wind shear to provide advanced warning of wind hazards. The system is continuously scanning the approach and departure corridors to increase air safety at Kansai. Full Story