BAE Systems Sensor Technology Guides Next-Generation Missile to Readiness
06 May 2019 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
BAE Systems worked closely with Lockheed Martin to deliver
Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to the U.S. Air Force,
achieving Early Operational Capability (EOC) for the B1-B bomber
ahead of schedule. The Air Force accepted delivery of production
LRASM units following successful simulation, integration, and
flight tests that demonstrated the missile’s mission readiness.
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BAE Systems is working closely with
Lockheed Martin to deliver Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to
the U.S. Air Force. (Image: BAE Systems, Inc.)
“We’re quickly delivering critical capabilities to warfighters
to meet their urgent operational needs,” said Bruce Konigsberg,
Radio Frequency (RF) Sensors product area director at BAE Systems.
“Our sensor systems provide U.S. warfighters with a strike
capability that lets them engage protected, high-value maritime
targets from safe distances. The missile provides a critical
advantage to U.S. warfighters.”
BAE Systems’ long-range sensor and targeting technology enables
LRASM to detect and engage protected ships in all weather
conditions, day or night, without relying on external intelligence
and navigation data.
BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin are working closely together to
further mature the LRASM technology. The companies recently signed
a contract for the production of more than 50 additional sensors
and are working to achieve EOC on the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super
Hornet in 2019.
The advanced LRASM sensor technology builds on BAE Systems’
expertise in electronic warfare (EW), signal processing, and
targeting technologies, and demonstrates the company’s ability to
apply its world-class EW technology to small platforms. The
successful LRASM sensor program demonstrates the company’s ability
to quickly deliver advanced EW technology to warfighters.
As part of the company’s electronic warfare capacity expansion
initiatives, it locates key programs where they will be optimally
staffed to quickly transition from design to production, accelerate
deliveries, and improve product affordability. The company’s work
on the LRASM program is conducted at state-of-the-art facilities in
Wayne, New Jersey and Nashua, New Hampshire, where it benefits from
highly skilled EW engineering and manufacturing workforces.
For additional information, visit: www.baesystems.com/lrasm.
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