(Huntsville,
AL and Kwajalein
Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands)
For the most part, all types of missiles are referred to as, guided
missiles. A guided missile, is a self
propelled weapon that flies through the air.
The propulsion is usually from a jet engine, or, a rocket motor. However, the last two things are in contrast,
to the definition of a rocket.
Obviously, guided missiles and rockets are not the same thing. There are generally four system components in
a guided missile. These four system
components are; targeting or missile guidance, flight system, engine and
warhead. Overall, guided missiles are
developed, in order, to perform four types of roles. The four types of roles are; surface to
surface, air to surface, surface to air, air to air and anti satellite. Recently, the Lockheed Martin Corp. announced
that, its most recent work is officially announcements. Specifically; the aforementioned business
revealed that, it has been awarded a U.S. Army contract, and, that its
proprietary T.H.A.A.D. System has achieved success. Technically, the contract with the U.S. Army
is in support of the U.S. Army’s goal of developing a long range precision
strike missile. Additionally, the T.H.A.A.D.
System has achieved success, against a, medium range ballistic missile.
The
success against a medium range ballistic missile, and, the goal of developing a
long range precision strike missile are now; the Lockheed Martin Corp.’s
announcements for September 2019.
Continuing with this line of thought, and returning to the U.S. Army
contract, the aforementioned was awarded on August 29th, 2019. Additionally, it has an estimated value of
$347 million USD. Furthermore, this
contract is part of a multiple year program.
The program aims at hypersonic weapons development. The latter, is in support of the U.S. Army’s
goal to develop a long range precision strike missile. Specifically, the work includes being the
primary contractor, of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Systems Integration
Project (L.R.H.W.). The goal is to have
the Lockheed Martin Corp. develop and integrate a land based hypersonic strike
prototype. The L.R.H.W. as a prototype,
is intended to be an ultra fast and maneuverable long range missile. Additionally, it is supposed to be launched
from any ground mobile platform.
Furthermore, it is supposed to travel at speeds that, exceed Mach
5. The work is to be carried out, in
partnership with the U.S. Army’s Hypersonic Project Office. The latter, is part of the U.S. Army’s Rapid
Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office.
Furthermore, the Lockheed Martin Corp. also has to work in partnership
with other businesses. The other
businesses are; Dynetics Technical Solutions (DTS), Integration Innovation,
Inc. (i3), Verity Integrated Systems, Martinez & Turek and Penta Research. Coincidentally and as part of this project,
the U.S. Army awarded a contract to Dynetics Technical Solutions (DTS). The contract has an estimated value of $352
million USD. Specifically, the contract
calls for DTS to produce the first commercially manufactured set of, Common
Hypersonic Glide Body Systems (C-H.G.B.).
The coincidence part, as that in turn, DTS chose to have the Lockheed
Martin Corp. perform a task as part of the contract. The task is support integration and
prototyping of the, C-H.G.B. The idea is
to have common features of the C-H.G.B.
These common features ensure that the platform is uniform for air, land
and sea. Steve Cook is the President of
Dynetics Technical Solutions (DTS).
Through a press statement, Mr. Cook said the following. “Dynetics Technical Solutions is pleased to
partner with Lockheed Martin on this national defense priority. The Common-Hypersonic Glide Body and
Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon programs will modernize our national capabilities
and will counter the threat from our foreign adversaries. We are looking forward to the progress our
teams will make as we deliver this combat capability to the warfighter.”
Returning
to, T.H.A.A.D., the aforementioned and as previously said has achieved
success. The success is against a medium
range ballistic missile. T.H.A.A.D. is
an acronym that means Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System. The achieved success was during a test. This test was officially named, Flight Test
T.H.A.A.D. (FTT-23). The test site of
Flight Test T.H.A.A.D. (FTT-23), was U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll in the
Republic of the Marshall Islands. During the test, the T.H.A.A.D. System
successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a threat representative
target. The T.H.A.A.D. System then
developed the required fire control solution.
After the fire control solution, it launched an interceptor missile,
from a remotely located T.H.A.A.D. launcher.
The missile successfully destroyed the representative target’s re-entry
vehicle. This successful test, also
highlights that, the T.H.A.A.D. System is completely mobile. Aside from being completely mobile, the
T.H.A.A.D. System is now suited for, mass raid scenarios. The system is also interoperable, with all
other types of Ballistic Missile Defense System Elements (B.M.D.S.). Patriot/P.A.C.-3, Aegis, forward based
sensors and the Command Control Battle Management and Communications System are
some of the Ballistic Missile Defense System Elements; which the T.H.A.A.D.
System is interoperable with.
To
end, the Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:
LMT) did release press statements.
Eric Scherff is the Vice President of Hypersonic Strike Programs for
Lockheed Martin Space at the Lockheed Martin Corp. Through a press statement, Mr. Scherff said
the following. “Lockheed Martin is
driving rapid technical development for these national priority programs. There are natural synergies with our industry
teammates. We believe our relationships
offer the Army unmatched expertise and puts us in the best position to deliver
this critical capability to the nation.
Lockheed Martin is proud to partner with the Army in integrating the
common hypersonic glide body and the land-based hypersonic strike weapon system
prototype. We are committed to combining
the best of what our companies have to offer to deliver on this national priority
program.” Richard McDaniel is the Vice
President of Upper Tier Integrated Air and Missile Defense Systems at the
Lockheed Martin Corp. Through a press
statement, Mr. McDaniel said the following.
“The enhanced THAAD system performed flawlessly in today’s test, and we
are proud to support the Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Army as they continue
to demonstrate the system’s unmatched capabilities. This successful test paves the way for
delivery of an urgent need capability that will enhance THAAD’s emplacement
options resulting in greater asset protection.”
As previously stated, the Lockheed Martin Corp. recently announced that,
its most recent work is officially announcements. Specifically; the aforementioned business
revealed that, it has been awarded a U.S. Army contract, and, that its
proprietary T.H.A.A.D. System has achieved success. Lastly and technically, the contract with the
U.S. Army is in support of the U.S. Army’s goal of developing a long range
precision strike missile. Lastly and additionally,
the T.H.A.A.D. System has achieved success, against a, medium range ballistic
missile.
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