The U.S. Military awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for M299 Launchers with a complete worth of $25.9 million. This contract offers M299 All Up Launchers (AULs) and spare components help for the U.S. Military and worldwide clients. The M299 Launcher offers an reasonably priced multi-platform, multi-mission functionality for the HELLFIRE and Joint Air-to-Floor Missile (JAGM). It operates in extreme flight environments, with a digital design that enables interface with a wide range of platforms. The M299 Launcher has the distinctive potential to acknowledge and hearth all HELLFIRE variants and JAGM in any sequence believable.
Lockheed Martin produces the digital parts for the M299 Launcher at its amenities in Ocala, Fla. and Archbald, Pa. Marvin Engineering in Inglewood, Calif. performs remaining meeting and check. This contract replace will prolong M299 Launcher actions in Ocala, Archbald and Inglewood till 2025. The M299 Launcher has been efficiently built-in on to the AH-64D, AH-64E, Seahawk, Cobra, Tigre and quite a few different platforms for U.S. and worldwide clients. With greater than 6,000 M299 Launchers presently delivered, it’s presently in-service with 29 clients and has an exceeded specified operational reliability of 99% per mission.
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The AGM-114 Hellfire is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) first developed for anti-armor use, later developed for precision drone strikes towards different goal sorts, particularly high-value targets. It was initially developed beneath the title Heliborne laser, fire-and-forget missile, which led to the colloquial title “Hellfire” in the end changing into the missile’s formal title. It has a multi-mission, multi-target precision-strike potential and might be launched from a number of air, sea, and floor platforms, together with the Predator drone. The Hellfire II, developed within the early Nineteen Nineties is a modular missile system with a number of variants.
The AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Floor Missile (JAGM) is an American navy program to develop an air-to-surface missile to exchange the present air-launched BGM-71 TOW, AGM-114 Hellfire, and AGM-65 Maverick missiles. The U.S. Military, Navy, and Marine Corps plan to purchase 1000’s of JAGMs. JAGM incorporates a steering part able to precision level focusing on utilizing a Semi Lively Laser (SAL) sensor, hearth and neglect focusing on utilizing Millimeter Wave (MMW) radar, and a focusing on functionality that leverages each radar and laser focusing on capabilities. JAGM leverages the fielded and fight confirmed HELLFIRE II Romeo (AGM-114R) propulsion, warhead and management sections.
