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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