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Lockheed Martin Successful In Controlled EAPS Test Flight

Monday, June 18th, 2012

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Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integrated Demonstration (EAPS ID) program successfully conducted a Controlled Test Vehicle flight test recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The Lockheed Martin EAPS round is an agile, small, hit-to-kill interceptor that weighs approximately 3 kilograms. It is less than 50 millimeters in diameter and less than 1 meter long. The interceptor is designed to be affordable and will meet the Aviation Missile Research Development & Engineering Center (AMRDEC) Average Unit Production…

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