Lockheed Martin Successfully Launches Target Missile for Air Defense System Test
Posted on: Thursday, 15 October 2009, 15:50 CDT
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced that it successfully launched a target missile for today's ATM-48 intercept test of the U.S. Army's Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) air defense system.
Under the Missile Defense Agency's Targets and Countermeasures Program in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force, a Lockheed Martin-led team launched the short-range, legacy target from Fort Wingate, N.M. L-3 Coleman Aerospace provided the Hera target vehicle.
"We have an exceptionally talented team working this mission," said John W. Holly, vice president for Missile Defense Systems, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. "They put the same operational know-how into launching a ballistic missile as a target as is required for a real-world defensive or offensive mission."
This marked the 33rd successful target mission Lockheed Martin has achieved out of 34 missions since 1996. Lockheed Martin's unmatched 97-percent reliability rate has included unitary and separating targets, spanning land, sea and air launches.
Lockheed Martin performs Targets and Countermeasures program management, design and systems engineering in Huntsville, Ala., Denver, Colo., and Sunnyvale, Calif., and integration in Courtland, Ala.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that 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 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.
Media Contact: Lynn Fisher, 408-742-7606; cell 408-505-6026; lynn.m.fisher@lmco.comSOURCE Lockheed Martin
Source: PR Newswire
Related Articles
- Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Defeats Ballistic Missile Target in Japanese Test
- Lockheed Martin Awarded $1 Billion Contract for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
- Lockheed Martin Establishes New Missile Defense Systems Operating Unit Based in Huntsville Led by John Holly
- Lockheed Martin Installs Next Evolution of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System on Cruiser USS Lake Erie
- U.S. Navy Certifies Lockheed Martin Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System with 'Terminal Phase' Capability
- Lockheed Martin-Developed Systems, Capabilities LED Ballistic Missile Defense Efforts in 2008
- Orbital Successfully Launches Medium-Range Target for Missile Defense Test; Mission Supports U.S. Navy's Aegis BMD System
- Orbital Successfully Launches Second Target Rocket for U.S. Missile Defense Agency's CMCM-2 Program
- US reports successful missile-defense test
- Orbital Successfully Launches New Medium Range Target for U.S. Missile Defense Agency; Air-Launched Vehicle Provides Greater Testing Flexibility
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds