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  • Lockheed Martin Gets Army Contract to Commence Development of Small Artillery Interceptor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Gets Army Contract to Commence Development of Small Artillery Interceptor

    Lockheed Martin will proceed with the development of an artillery, mortar and rocket threat interceptor under a $2.6 million contract from the U.S. Army. The company said Wednesday it has completed the science and technology phase of the Extended Mission Area Missile Program by the Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office. Work for the next phase […] More

  • Report: Lockheed, Rafael Offer Missiles for Army Multimission Launcher - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Lockheed, Rafael Offer Missiles for Army Multimission Launcher

    Lockheed Martin and Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will offer their respective missiles to the U.S. Army for possible integration with the service branch’s Indirect Fires Protection Capability multi-mission launcher, Defense News reported Monday. The Army seeks a second missile as part of the IFPC Increment 2 program, which aims to develop a weapon system that can counter rockets, […] More

  • Report: New Lockheed Missile Aims to Target UAVs, Mortars - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: New Lockheed Missile Aims to Target UAVs, Mortars

    Lockheed Martin has begun to develop a new missile designed to target and destroy incoming projectiles through the use of a radar system and kinetic energy, the New York Post reported Friday. The company has recently tested in New Mexico the Miniature Hit to Kill Missile platform, which is based on the technology used in the […] More

  • Lockheed Puts Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile Through Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Puts Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile Through Flight Test

    Lockheed Martin has completed a controlled flight test of its Miniature Hit-to-Kill missile at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to validate the weapon’s agility, airframe and electronics. The Lockheed-funded demonstration on Friday marked the first test for MHTK’s updated electronics and the second for the missile’s new airframe, the company said Tuesday. MHTK comes in two […] More

  • Tim Cahill: Lockheed Eyes Ship-Launched Patriot Missile, New 6-Foot Rocket - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tim Cahill: Lockheed Eyes Ship-Launched Patriot Missile, New 6-Foot Rocket

    Lockheed Martin wants to develop a new range of air and missile defense systems such as a ship-launched variant of the Patriot missile and a new six-foot-long rocket, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Tim Cahill, vice president of Lockheed’s air and missile defense business, said at the Space and Missile Defense symposium in Huntsville, Alabama that the company looks to produce versions […] More

  • Lockheed Fires Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile Interceptor for White Sands Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Fires Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile Interceptor for White Sands Flight Test

    Lockheed Martin has tested its missile interceptor that is designed to engage rocket, artillery and mortar targets during an exercise held Friday at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The company said Tuesday it fired the Miniature Hit-to-Kill interceptor as part of the Extended Area Protection and Survivability program run by the U.S. Army‘s Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center. This engineering demonstration […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Mini-Missile Interceptor for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Mini-Missile Interceptor for Army

    Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a missile interceptor that works to defend against rocket, artillery and mortar threats at extended ranges. The Miniature Hit-to-Kill interceptor was designed to destroy RAM targets with the use of kinetic energy in body-to-body contact and works to prevent collateral damage, Lockheed said Tuesday. “Today’s global security environment demands agile, close-range solutions that protect soldiers and citizens from enemy […] More