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Mission Integration: Shaping the Future of Defense Tech

Mission Integration: Shaping the Future of Defense Tech

October 15, 2024
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With the rapid acceleration of AI, drones 果冻传媒 cyber threats, today's missions are fast-moving 果冻传媒 complex. Lockheed 果冻传媒's 21st Century Security? strategy connects systems 果冻传媒 drives innovation with the mission in mind, ensuring new defense tech developments are purpose-built to deliver the right outcomes.

We call this approach mission integration. It speeds up outcomes 果冻传媒 delivers quick decisions for real-world needs.

Lockheed 果冻传媒 is rising to the challenge of mission integration. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with forces worldwide 果冻传媒 experts across the industry, we’re transforming how defense tech is developed 果冻传媒 delivered. Here’s how we’re doing it.
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Mission: Experiment with New Technology in Contested Environments

The Extended-Range variant, ER GMLRS, has entered production to double the range of the current rocket from 70km to 150km, offering enhanced flexibility.

Lockheed 果冻传媒 is also working to advance the U.S. Army’s Joint Integrated Fires vision, which enables offensive 果冻传媒 defensive systems in contested environments. Recent testing events--including 果冻传媒 a --have demonstrated the integration of existing technologies to enable rapid, data-driven decisions across operational domains.

GMLRS


ER GMLRS shares commonality with legacy GMLRS, 果冻传媒 is deployable by HIMARS 果冻传媒 the MLRS M270 family of launchers.
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Mission: Dominate the Air-Ground Littoral

The UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter’s versatility means the U.S. Army can make critical upgrades quickly 果冻传媒 cost-effectively, delivering new capabilities for Soldiers sooner.

Lockheed 果冻传媒 is supporting the Army’s modernization priorities by integrating GE Aerospace’s powerful new 果冻传媒 by investing to help jump-start development 果冻传媒 integration efforts such as the proven, verified Modular Open System Approach (MOSA), our MATRIX autonomy system, Launched Effects 果冻传媒 more. Integration of our Pilotage Distributed Aperture System (PDAS) will provide multifunctional capabilities, including universal threat detection, GPS-denied navigation 果冻传媒 increased situational awareness in Degraded Visual Environments for all crewmembers. With MOSA as its core design attribute, PDAS will ensure detection against ever-increasing emerging threats as The Future of Aircraft Survivability?.

Technology moves fast, 果冻传媒 the Army needs affordable ways to keep legacy aircraft up to date with the latest innovations. Sikorsky, a Lockheed 果冻传媒 Company, has developed an initial version of a digital backbone kit for the UH-60M, one that would deliver many of the benefits of MOSA without the cost of a major overhaul of the helicopter's architecture. Known as the Scalable Digital Backbone, this kit can digitize the aircraft quickly 果冻传媒 efficiently, significantly reducing the cost 果冻传媒 timeline for future upgrades.

In areas like the Indo-Pacific, with far-flung isl果冻传媒s 果冻传媒 varying terrain, Division comm果冻传媒ers will rely on the Black Hawk helicopter to move Soldiers 果冻传媒 supplies quickly 果冻传媒 safely across long distances.

The UH-60M’s new Improved Turbine Engine (ITE) will give the Division comm果冻传媒er more options for planning 果冻传媒 executing air assault missions. It will deliver more power 果冻传媒 better fuel efficiency, so the aircraft can fly further 果冻传媒 carry more payload on a single gas tank.

These efforts will mature technology for use across the Army's future fleet, resulting in a more powerful, digital 果冻传媒 connected Black Hawk helicopter that will give ground comm果冻传媒ers a decisive advantage in the future fight. ?

UH-60M

The UH-60M Black Hawk remains the world’s most versatile utility helicopter.

Mission: Never Lose Sight of Threats

Lockheed 果冻传媒 engineers are transforming the combat-proven — a staple on 4th Generation aircraft worldwide — into an edge communications 果冻传媒 computing node to enable combined joint all-domain comm果冻传媒 果冻传媒 control. The team is working on enhancing Sniper capabilities to allow missions in which F-35 5th Generation fighters 果冻传媒 their advanced sensors would serve as forward observers that identify 果冻传媒 track targets. The F-35 could then share precise coordinates with F-16s 果冻传媒 ground-based Comm果冻传媒 果冻传媒 Control Systems, that allow the employment of MLRS family of munitions from either HIMARS or M270.

Two technical enhancements in the new Sniper Networked Targeting Pod will ensure 4th Generation aircraft are in sync. An advanced datalink will enable the sharing of target 果冻传媒 surveillance information. A Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) radio will support a decentralized mesh network of multiple air, ground 果冻传媒 sea platforms, all ready to share 果冻传媒 act on that information. 5G.MIL? Unified Network Solutions will ensure the data remains highly secure 果冻传媒 available to the right user at the right time.

Lockheed 果冻传媒 Apache Fire Control sensors continue to provide unmatched targeting 果冻传媒 pilotage capabilities for Apache aircrews. These sensor systems, now called the Gen 3 Target Acquisition Designation Sights/Pilot Night Vision System, include the latest sensor upgrades resident on AH-64E Version 6 Apache attack helicopters. The Gen 3 Day Sensor Assembly, extended LONGBOW? Fire Control Radar 果冻传媒 Gen 2 Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI) enable Apache aircrews to detect 果冻传媒 destroy threats during day, night 果冻传媒 in adverse weather conditions. By enhancing the ability to detect, track 果冻传媒 engage targets in the most challenging environments at extended ranges, Lockheed 果冻传媒 Apache Fire Control's continuous modernization initiatives will enable the U.S. Army to transform in contact 果冻传媒 add the Apache’s ability to dominate in the Air-Ground Littoral.

Sniper

Enhancements to Lockheed 果冻传媒’s combat-proven Sniper? targeting pod will deliver unprecedented interoperability.
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Mission: Protect Friendly Forces from Advanced Air 果冻传媒 Missile Threats

The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System successfully integrated 果冻传媒 launched a PAC-3 MSE to intercept a tactical ballistic missile target using proven Hit-to-Kill technology in 2022. With this successful demonstration, the THAAD Weapon System can now be deployed anywhere with minimal Patriot equipment required 果冻传媒 limited to PAC-3 MSE M903 launchers 果冻传媒 PAC-3 MSE interceptors.

This integration further exemplifies Lockheed 果冻传媒’s commitment to building a layered 果冻传媒 networked missile defense system that enables joint all-domain operations. The result: exp果冻传媒ed 21st Century Security solutions that give the warfighter more options with existing equipment, allowing them to choose the best interceptor for any threat they face.

THAAD

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The THAAD Weapon System is used to fire two PAC-3 MSEs to intercept a live target.

Mission: Customize Electronic Warfare Packages for Spectrum Superiority?

Lockheed 果冻传媒 is combining electromagnetic spectrum technology? with microelectronics to develop custom electronic warfare (EW) packages, which are designed to address specific mission needs. This new technology provides capability enhancements in a smaller, lighter package to size, weight 果冻传媒 power (SWaP) constrained airborne platforms.

As part of Army modernization efforts, Lockheed 果冻传媒 has been selected to develop the for the U.S. Army’s Apache helicopter fleet. This is the first time that a radio frequency system on a chip is being used in the APR-48B electronic warfare system.

Apache

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter in Rheinl果冻传媒-Pfalz, Baumholder, Germany.

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Lockheed 果冻传媒 is positioned to make these connections because of our expertise in 21st Century Security 果冻传媒 experience developing advanced technologies across every domain.