Lockheed Martin [LMT] missile defense systems achieved several key milestones in 2009, including five successful intercepts and numerous other major accomplishments, the company said recently.
With 20 successful Aegis BMD intercepts, six successful Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) intercepts and 26 successful Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile intercepts since the inception of those programs, Lockheed Martin continues to build on its unmatched legacy as the pioneer of hit-to-kill technologies.
“Lockheed Martin is proud to continue to lead ballistic missile defense efforts for the United States and allied nations,” said John Holly, vice president of Lockheed Martin’s newly established Missile Defense Systems operating unit, based in Huntsville, AL. “The depth and breadth of our experience in missile defense systems allows us to meet ever- evolving threats in support of global security.”
Lockheed Martin said its operational systems and next-generation capabilities address each phase of missile defense – boost, ascent, midcourse and terminal – in support of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) layered Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and international allies’ requirements.