WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- At this year's
Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting, Lockheed
Martin (NYSE: LMT) unveiled a new capability that will allow users
to detect and counter emerging threats from Unmanned Aerial Systems
(UAS). The solution, ICARUS™, was designed to operate defensively
in various threat environments.
"The U.S. government is seeing an increase in the use of
commercially available UAS platforms for surveillance and
weaponization," said Deon Viergutz,
vice president of Cyber Solutions for Lockheed Martin. "What
Lockheed Martin has developed in ICARUS is a system that can
detect, recognize and counteract these systems with pinpoint
accuracy."
Lockheed Martin's Counter-UAS system has been field tested and
demonstrated to several domestic and international customers over
the past year. Those tests demonstrated the ability of ICARUS™ to
identify and intercept commercially available unmanned aerial
systems.
The development of the ICARUS™ software system draws on Lockheed
Martin's rich history of innovations in electronic warfare,
cybersecurity and countermeasures associated with sophisticated
threats. It was developed through Lockheed Martin internal
investment and combines advanced cyber and cyber electromagnetic
activity experience with sensor technology and non-kinetic
techniques.
Lockheed Martin is a leading provider of advanced cyber security
solutions focused on military and intelligence customers.
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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