ORLANDO, Fla., April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin
[NYSE: LMT] marked the 1,000th Sniper Advanced Targeting
Pod (ATP) delivery during a ceremony held yesterday at its Missiles
and Fire Control facility in Orlando,
Florida.
The 1,000th pod, which was delivered to the U.S. Air
Force, is a sensor-enhanced Sniper ATP that provides fighter and
bomber aircraft with advanced modes for non-traditional
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR); enhanced
target identification; maritime tracking; and two-way datalink
communication.
"One thousand pods is a significant milestone for the Sniper
program, and our team is proud to be a part of that success," said
David McCain, U.S. Air Force Sniper
program manager. "We look forward to continuing our partnership
with Lockheed Martin, providing advanced targeting capability to
our aircrews."
Lockheed Martin's Sniper ATP is the winner of the 2010 U.S. Air
Force/Air National Guard Advanced Targeting Pod – Sensor
Enhancement competition. Since 2003, Lockheed Martin has delivered
more than 575 Sniper ATPs to the U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard
and more than 400 Sniper ATPs to international air forces.
"Sniper ATP's performance, reliability and maintainability have
enabled customers worldwide to successfully carry out their
precision strike and NTISR missions," said Ken Fuhr, director of fixed wing programs at
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "Lockheed Martin
continues to invest in Sniper ATP capability enhancements to meet
our customers' evolving needs."
Sniper ATP is interoperable across multiple platforms, including
U.S. Air Force and multi-national F-15, F-16, F-18, A-10, B-1 and
B-52 aircraft. In 2014, the Sniper ATP team received the Secretary
of Defense Performance-Based Logistics Award, recognizing its
excellence in providing operational support to warfighters.
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is
principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for
2014 were $45.6 billion.
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