PALMDALE, Calif., July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin
(NYSE: LMT) successfully integrated and flight tested seven Open
Mission Systems (OMS) payloads in a span of less than three months
into a U-2 Dragon Lady, marking the corporation's sixth
demonstration flight in support of the U.S. Air Force's OMS
vision.
"This demonstration focused on communications relay capabilities
and dynamic weapon retargeting within an OMS integration
methodology," said John Clark,
director of Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs (the
Skunk Works®). "This demonstration showed our ability to integrate
mission capability rapidly and affordably while highlighting how
the OMS standard provides the Air Force a mechanism to own the
technical baseline for their future systems."
This demonstration focused on communications relay capabilities,
dynamic weapon retargeting and methodology. Multiple radios and
associated waveforms were integrated with the U-2, which served as
a communications gateway between an F-22, F-18s and a Long Range
Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surrogate platform. Furthermore, fifth
and fourth generation fighter data and U-2 onboard Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare systems data
were relayed to both a Rover ground terminal and the Common Mission
Control Center, allowing the LRASM surrogate to be dynamically
retargeted in midflight.
Additionally, the U.S. Air Force's 76th Software Maintenance
Group developed and flight tested a software application designed
to operate in the Skunk Works® mission management
software suite.
This flight test is part of a series of tests that demonstrate
the power of the Lockheed Martin Open Architecture approach
combined with the Air Force OMS standards. The stability of the
entire OMS mission package was proven, as no software or subsystem
resets were required during the flight. The flight's success is a
significant step toward risk reduction for future system-of-systems
hardware and software developed to follow OMS standards.
For additional information, visit our website:
www.lockheedmartin.com/skunkworks.
About Lockheed Martin
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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