ORLANDO, Fla., March 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) was
selected as a 2017 Aviation Week Laureate Award winner in
the Defense category.
The annual awards by the Aviation Week Network recognize
the extraordinary efforts of both individuals and teams in
aviation, aerospace and defense industries. The awards ceremony,
celebrating its 60th year, took place on March 2 in Washington,
D.C.
LRASM was nominated by the Aviation Week editorial staff
for the technical development and execution of the program, meeting
an urgent operational need by our warfighters.
"It is a great honor to be recognized with this award," said
Mike Fleming, Lockheed Martin LRASM
program director. "Standing together with our U.S. Navy customer
leadership on this very important program, we are committed to
bringing warfighters the most capable weapon solution
available."
LRASM is designed to detect and destroy specific targets within
groups of ships by employing advanced technologies that reduce
dependence on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
platforms, network links and GPS navigation in electronic warfare
environments. Once operational, LRASM will play a significant role
in ensuring military access to operate in open ocean/blue waters,
owing to its enhanced ability to discriminate and conduct tactical
engagements from extended ranges.
LRASM is a precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on
the successful Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile - Extended
Range (JASSM-ER). It is designed to meet the needs of U.S. Navy and
Air Force warfighters in anti-access/area-denial threat
environments. The air-launched variant provides an early
operational capability for the Navy's offensive anti-surface
warfare Increment I requirement to be integrated onboard the U.S.
Air Force's B-1B in 2018 and on the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super
Hornet in 2019.
For additional information, visit our website:
www.lockheedmartin.com.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research,
design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services.
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