Lockheed Martin was given a $756 million contract by the U.S. Army to provide extra capability for the country’s Long Range Hypersonic missile (LRHW), a ground-based hypersonic missile system.
Lockheed Martin will supply the Army with more LRHW battery equipment, systems and software engineering assistance, and logistical solutions under the terms of the new deal.
A new generation of long-range hypersonic missiles that can launch from mobile ground platforms will be made available by LRHW. These missiles are incredibly fast and agile. The LRHW weapon system, which consists of the Army canister, a battery operations centre, and transporter erector launchers, is intended to launch the common hypersonic All Up Round (AUR), which is supplied by the U.S. Navy-managed Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) program.
Vice President of Lockheed Martin’s Hypersonic Strike Weapon Systems, Steve Layne, stated, “We are honoured to maintain our solid collaboration with the US government in the area of hypersonic strike capability.” “With this contract, we will support flight testing, produce additional batteries for future fielding, and support the U.S. Army in maintaining the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon System currently in the hands of U.S. soldiers.”
The first LRHW battery, known as Dark Eagle, was sent to US soldiers by Lockheed Martin in 2021. The business will keep helping the US Army to fulfil this vital requirement for national security.
Over the past 60 years, the business has been creating extremely sophisticated hypersonic technology as part of Lockheed Martin’s 21st Century Security goal to enable support to the customers.
