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Application Briefs
Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Flight Test
Lockheed Martin
Orlando, FL
407-284-9248
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The U.S. Navy in partnership with Lockheed Martin
conducted a " historic " Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile
(LRASM) flight test with four missiles simultaneously
in flight.
During the 12th Integrated Test Event (ITE-12), the
U.S. Navy was able to demonstrate the weapon's
inherent high-end lethality from mission planning
through kill chain integration and its effects on the
target. All mission objectives were met, reinforcing
high confidence in the weapon's capabilities and
superior firepower.
" We have continued to invest in the design and
development of LRASM's anti-surface warfare capabilities
to ensure that warfighters have the 21st century
security solutions they need to complete their missions
and come home safely, " said Lisbeth Vogelpohl,
LRASM Program Director at Lockheed Martin Missiles
and Fire Control. " This event was a testament to our
commitment to deliver reliable products that work each and
every time, ensuring those who serve stay ahead of ready. "
The Navy describes LRASM as a defined near-term solution
for the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) airlaunch
capability gap that will provide flexible, long-range,
advanced, anti-surface capability against high-threat maritime
targets.
The weapon reduces dependency on intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, network links,
and GPS navigation in electronic warfare environments.
Final Delta IV Heavy Rocket Launched
National Reconnaissance Office
Chantilly, VA
703-808-1198
www.nro.gov
T
he National Reconnaissance Office, in partnership with
U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45, Space Systems
Command, and United Launch Alliance, successfully launched
the NROL-70 mission on April 9, 2024, at 12:53 p.m. EDT from
Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
in Florida.
This launch marks the end of an era as it is the final Delta
IV Heavy rocket and the end of the Delta program. The
NROL-70 mission puts into orbit a national security payload
that will deliver critical space-based information to our
nation's warfighters, intelligence analysts, and decision makers.
It is the latest asset in the NRO's ongoing initiative to
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Semi-autonomous guidance algorithms will allow it to use
less-precise target cueing data to pinpoint specific targets in
the contested domain.
ITE-12 was the next 'big-step' in LRASM's evolution. The successful
test was a graduation exercise for the missiles' latest configuration
and lays the foundation for increased capabilities to come.
As a member of the AGM-158 family of cruise missiles,
LRASM delivers long-range, highly survivable and lethal capability
against highly defended surface combatants.
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